इह

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hidʰá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hidʰá, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁i-dʰe- (“here”). Compare Pali idha, Avestan 𐬌𐬛𐬁‎ (idā), 𐬌𐬜𐬀‎ (iδa).

The form ihá was generalized in Vedic to conform with other place-based adverbs ending in -ha, whereas the Middle Indo-Aryan languages generalized -dha.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /i.ɦɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɦɐ/

Adverb

इह • (ihá) (Vedic idhá)

1. here; in this (place)

   तेनेह न ― teneha na ― the rule does not apply here (literally, “therefore not in this case”)

2. now