इस

See also: इसी

Hindi

Etymology

Related to Punjabi ਇਸ (is, es). Inherited from Sanskrit इदम् (idám) or Sanskrit एषः (eṣaḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɪs/

Pronoun

इस • (is) (Urdu spelling اس)

1. indirect singular of यह (yah); this, him, her, it (near reference)

   इस मकान में छह कमरे है

   is makān mẽ chah kamre hai

   In this house there are six rooms

   इसको पैसे दे दो

   isko paise de do

   Give money to him

   इसको पैसे दे दो ― isko paise de do ― Give money to her

Usage notes

• To convey respect, इन (in) may be used for singular referents.

Derived terms

• इसी (isī) (emphatic)

 

See also

• उस (us) - That, him and her (far reference).
• इसी (isī) (emphatic)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “इस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.