इस

See also: इसी

Hindi

Etymology

Related to Punjabi ਇਸ (is, es) and Sanskrit यस् (yas), from Proto-Indo-Aryan [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *is, *yas (“this”), from Proto-Indo-European *ís. Compare जो (jo). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɪs/

Pronoun

इस • (is) (Urdu spelling اس) (demonstrative) (plural: इन (in))

1. this - oblique case only, see below for direct.

   इस मकान में छह कमरे है

   is makān mẽ chah kamre hai

   In this house there are six rooms

2. him - oblique case only, near reference. (If respect is conveyed, इन (in) is used)

   इसको पैसे दे दो

   isko paise de do

   Give money to him

3. her - oblique case only, near reference. (If respect is conveyed, इन (in) is used)

   इसको पैसे दे दो

   isko paise de do

   Give money to her

4. it - oblique case only.

   इस लो

   is lo

   Take it

Inflection

• Direct: यह (yah)

See also

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

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.