ہم

See also: هم‎

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Hindi हम (hama), हंम (haṃma), from Sauraseni Apabhramsa अम्हे (amhe), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (amhe), from Sanskrit अस्मे (asme).

Pronoun

ہم • (ham) (Hindi spelling हम)

  1. first-person plural subjective or objective personal pronoun: we, us; plural of مَیں‎ (ma͠i), مجھ‎ (mujh)
    ‏ہم ہونگے کامیاب۔‎‎ ― ham hoṅge kāmiyāb. ― we will be successful.
    ‏ہم سے نا کبھی جدا ہونا۔‎‎ ― ham-se nā kabhī judā honā. ― Don't ever separate from us.
  2. (formal, majestic plural) first-person singular subjective or objective personal pronoun: I, me
Usage notes

Because ہم can mean both we and I (majestic plural or royal "we"), sometimes ہم لوگ‎ is used to specifically denote the plural. Usually context makes it clear when ہم is being used for we or for I. It is inflected and used grammatically the same for both meanings.

Derived terms

Determiner

ہم • (ham) pl (Hindi spelling हम‎)

  1. The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person; we, us.
    ‏ہم پاکستانی بہت مہمان نواز ہوتے ہیں۔‎‎
    ham pakistānī bahot mehmān-navāz hote ha͠i.
    We Pakistanis tend to be very hospitable.
  2. (formal, majestic plural) The speaker/writer; I, me.
Declension
declension of ہم
direct ہم‎‎ (ham)
indirect ہم‎‎ (ham)
ergative ہم نے‎ (ham-ne)
genitive ہمارا‎ (hamārā)
dative/
accusative		 ہمیں‎ (hamẽ), ہم کو‎ (ham-ko)

See also
Urdu personal pronouns
Person Description Direct case Indirect case Ergative case Dative/Accusative case
1st person singular مَیں‎ (ma͠i) مجھ‎ (mujh) میں نے‎ (ma͠i-ne) مجھ کو‎ (mujh-ko),

مجھے‎ (mujhe)

plural ہم (ham) ہم نے‎ (ham-ne) ہم کو‎ (ham-ko),

ہمیں‎ (hamẽ)

2nd 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)
3rd person proximal singular / informal یہ‎ (ye) اِس‎ (is) اِس نے‎ (is-ne) اِس کو‎ (is-ko),

اِسے‎ (ise)

plural / formal 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)

plural / formal اُن‎ (un) اُنہوں نے‎ (unhõ-ne) اُن کو‎ (un-ko),

اُنہیں‎ (unhẽ)

Etymology 2

From Persian هم‎ (ham).

Adverb

ہم • (ham) (Hindi spelling हम)

  1. also
  2. as well
  3. likewise
  4. equally
  5. together
  6. mutually

Conjunction

ہم • (ham) (Hindi spelling हम)

  1. whether
  2. either

References
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “هم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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