وہ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• وِہُوں (vihūṉ)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wisós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás

Sanskrit वि॒ष (viṣá)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀲 (visa)

Old Punjabi وِسُ (visu)

Punjabi وہ (vh)

Inherited from Old Punjabi وِسُ (visu), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀲 (visa), from Sanskrit वि॒ष (viṣá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás, from Proto-Indo-European *wisós.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ˩˥ʱ(ʊ)/

Noun

وِہُ • (vihu) m or f (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਿਹੁ)

1. Alternative form of وِسّ (viss, “poison”)

Derived terms

• وِہُ وَرگا (vihu vargā, “very bitter”, adjective, literally “like poison”)
• وِہُࣇا (vihuḷā, “poisonous”, adjective)

References

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وِہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਵਿਹੁ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Etymology

Most likely from Old Hindi उहु (uhu), उहुं (uhuṃ), from Apabhramsa ओहु (ohu), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑁄 (aho), from Sanskrit असौ (asáu, “that”). The inflected forms are formed by analogy with its proximal counterpart یہ (ye).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋoː/

Pronoun

وہ • (vo) m or f (Hindi spelling वो or वह)

1. (distal) third-person subjective personal pronoun: he, she, it, they
2. distal demonstrative pronoun: that, those

Determiner

وہ • (vo) (Hindi spelling वो or वह)

1. distal demonstrative determiner: that, those

Declension

Singular:

direct	وہ (vo)
indirect	اُس (us)
ergative	اُس نے (us-ne)
genitive	اُس کا (us-kā)
dative	اُسے (use), اُس کو (us ko)

declension of وہ

Plural (formal):

direct	وہ (vo)
indirect	اُن (un)
ergative	اُنھوں نے (unhõ-ne)
genitive	اُن کا (un-kā)
dative	اُنھیں (unhẽ), اُن کو (un ko)

declension of وہ

See also

Urdu personal pronouns
Person	Description		Direct case	Indirect case	Ergative case	Dative/Accusative case
1st person	singular		مَیں (ma͠i)	مُجھ (mujh)	مَیں نے (ma͠i ne)	مُجھ کو (mujh ko), مُجھے (mujhe)
	formal (rare)		خَاکْسَار (xāksār)		خَاکْسَار نے (xāksār ne)	خَاکْسَار کو (xāksār ko)
	plural		ہَم (ham)		ہَم نے (ham ne)	ہَم کو (ham ko), ہَمیں (hamẽ)
2nd person	informal (intimate)		تُو (tū)	تُجھ (tujh)	تُو نے (tū ne)	تُجھ کو (tujh ko), تُجھے (tujhe)
	semiformal (familiar)		تُم (tum)		تُم نے (tum ne)	تُم کو (tum ko), تُمْہیں (tumhẽ)
	formal (polite)		آپ (āp)		آپ نے (āp ne)	آپ کو (āp ko)
3rd person	proximal	singular / informal	یِہ (ye)	اِس (is)	اِس نے (is ne)	اِس کو (is ko), اِسے (ise)
		plural / formal		اِن (in)	اِنْہوں نے (inhõ ne)	اِن کو (in ko), اِنْہیں (inhẽ)
	distal	singular / informal	وُہ (vo)	اُس (us)	اُس نے (us ne)	اُس کو (us ko), اُسے (use)
		plural / formal		اُن (un)	اُنْہوں نے (unhõ ne)	اُن کو (un ko), اُنْہیں (unhẽ)