وہ

Urdu

Etymology

Most likely from Old Hindi उहु (uhu), उहुं (uhuṃ), from Sauraseni Apabhramsa ओहु (ohu), from Sauraseni 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/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ʋoː/

Pronoun

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

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

Determiner

وہ • (vo) (Hindi spelling वो‎ or वह‎)

distal demonstrative determiner: that, those

Declension

Singular:

declension of وہ

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

Plural (formal):

declension of وہ

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

See also

Urdu personal pronouns
Person	Description		Direct case	Indirect case	Ergative case	Dative/Accusative case
1^st person	singular		مَیں‎ (ma͠i)	مجھ‎ (mujh)	میں نے‎ (ma͠i-ne)	مجھ کو‎ (mujh-ko), مجھے‎ (mujhe)
1^st person	plural		ہم‎ (ham)		ہم نے‎ (ham-ne)	ہم کو‎ (ham-ko), ہمیں‎ (hamẽ)
2^nd person	informal (intimate)		تُو‎ (tū)	تجھ‎ (tujh)	تو نے‎ (tū-ne)	تجھ کو‎ (tujh-ko), تجھے‎ (tujhe)
	semiformal (familiar)		تم‎ (tum)		تم نے‎ (tum-ne)	تم کو‎ (tum-ko), تمہیں‎ (tumhẽ)
	formal (polite)		آپ‎ (āp)		آپ نے‎ (āp-ne)	آپ کو‎ (āp-ko)
3^rd person	proximal	singular / informal	یہ‎ (ye)	اِس‎ (is)	اِس نے‎ (is-ne)	اِس کو‎ (is-ko), اِسے‎ (ise)
	proximal	plural / formal	یہ‎ (ye)	اِن‎ (in)	اِنہوں نے‎ (inhõ-ne)	اِن کو‎ (in-ko), اِنہیں‎ (inhẽ)
	distal	singular / informal	وہ (vo)	اُس‎ (us)	اُس نے‎ (us-ne)	اُس کو‎ (us-ko), اُسے‎ (use)
	distal	plural / formal	وہ (vo)	اُن‎ (un)	اُنہوں نے‎ (unhõ-ne)	اُن کو‎ (un-ko), اُنہیں‎ (unhẽ)

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