ही

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Braj

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Particle

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ही ()

  1. an emphatic particle

Usage notes

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ही () is used to emphasize the word it modifies.

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit हि (hi, emphatic particle) likely with some other particle such as एव (eva, indeed) or वै (vai, indeed). Compare the functionally equivalent Gujarati (ja), Marathi -च () (whence Bombay Hindi -ईच (-īc)).

Pronunciation

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Particle

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ही () (Urdu spelling ہی)

  1. an emphatic particle
    वह ही यह काम ख़त्म करेगा।
    vah yah kām xatma karegā.
    Only he will finish this work.
    वह यह काम ख़तम ही करेगा।vah yah kām xatam karegā.He will finish this work.

Usage notes

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ही () is used to emphasize the word it follows.

Further reading

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Konkani

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Etymology

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Cognate to Marathi ही ().

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ही (f (Latin script hi, Kannada script ಹೀ)

  1. she (proximal)

Marathi

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɦi/, [ɦiː]

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Etymology 1

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Pronoun

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ही ()

  1. feminine singular direct of हा ()
    ही एक चांगली मुलगी आहे.
    ek cāṅglī mulgī āhe.
    She (proximal) is a good girl.
  2. neuter plural direct of हे (he)
    ही मुले शाळेला चालली आहेत.
    mule śāḷelā cāllī āhet.
    These children are going to school.

Etymology 2

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Particle

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ही ()

  1. also, too
    Synonyms: पण (paṇ), सुद्धा (suddhā)
    तोही येणार आहे.
    to yeṇār āhe.
    He will also come.