ہم

See also: هم

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦəm/

Etymology 1

Pronoun

ہم • (ham) (Hindi spelling हम)

1. we (first person personal plural, nominative case) (Singular: میں (mẽ) or ہم in alternate usage)

   ہم ہیں

   ham ha͠i

   we are

2. I (the first person personal singular pronoun)

Usage notes

Because ہم can mean both we and I, 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.

Declension

declension of ہم

direct	ہم (ham)
indirect	ہم (ham)
ergative	ہم نے (hamne)
genitive	ہمارا (hamārā)
dative/ accusative	ہمیں (hmẽ) (hamẽ), ہم کو (ham-ko)

Derived terms

• ہماہمی (hamāhamī)

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.