वही

See also: वहाँ, वाह, वह, and वह्

Hindi

Etymology

From वह (vah, “that”) +‎ ही (hī, emphatic particle).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋə.ɦiː/

Pronoun

वही • (vahī) (Urdu spelling وہی‎)

1. (emphatic) that, that very one

Adjective

वही • (vahī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling وہی‎)

1. the same

   वह वही आदमी है जो मैंने दुकान में देखा था।

   vah vahī ādmī hai jo mainne dukān mẽ dekhā thā.

   He is the same man that I saw in shop.

2. identical

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi वही (vahī), वैही (vaihī), वैह्य (vaihya), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vahiyā), from Sanskrit वहिका (vahikā). Cognate to Gujarati વહી (vahī), Hindi बही (bahī), Sindhi وَهِي‎ / वही, Punjabi ਵਹੀ (vahī), ਬਹੀ (bahī), Oriya ବହି (bôhi), ବଇ (bôi), Bengali বই (bôi), Assamese বহী (bohi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋə.ɦi/, [ʋʱəiː]

Noun

वही • (vahī) f

1. notebook

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “वही”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “वही”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “वही”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vahikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press