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

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, “वही”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1857.
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “वही”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “vahikā(11460)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press.