वाह
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian واه (wāh), from Arabic. Compare modern Persian وا (vâ).
Interjection
[edit]वाह • (vāh) (Urdu spelling واہ)
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वाह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- ৱাহ (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬵᬳ (Balinese script)
- বাহ (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰯𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀸𑀳 (Brahmi script)
- ဝါဟ (Burmese script)
- વાહ (Gujarati script)
- ਵਾਹ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌾𑌹 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦴꦲ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂰𑂯 (Kaithi script)
- ವಾಹ (Kannada script)
- វាហ (Khmer script)
- ວາຫ (Lao script)
- വാഹ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘰𑘮 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᢗᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧑𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐵𑐴 (Newa script)
- ଵାହ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢵꢲ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆳𑆲 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖯𑖮 (Siddham script)
- වාහ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩛𑪂 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚭𑚩 (Takri script)
- வாஹ (Tamil script)
- వాహ (Telugu script)
- วาห (Thai script)
- ཝཱ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒰𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨊𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]Etymology tree
From the root वह् (vah, “to carry, ride”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]वाह • (vāhá) stem, m
- draught animal
- current
- carriage
- flow
- the act of riding
- measure of capacity
- driving
- conveyance
- car
- bull
- bearer
- the act of pulling or drawing
- vehicle
- porter
- donkey
- wind
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वाहः (vāháḥ) | वाहौ (vāháu) वाहा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
वाहाः (vāhā́ḥ) वाहासः¹ (vāhā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | वाहम् (vāhám) | वाहौ (vāháu) वाहा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
वाहान् (vāhā́n) |
| instrumental | वाहेन (vāhéna) | वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहैः (vāháiḥ) वाहेभिः¹ (vāhébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वाहाय (vāhā́ya) | वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहेभ्यः (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वाहात् (vāhā́t) | वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहेभ्यः (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वाहस्य (vāhásya) | वाहयोः (vāháyoḥ) | वाहानाम् (vāhā́nām) |
| locative | वाहे (vāhé) | वाहयोः (vāháyoḥ) | वाहेषु (vāhéṣu) |
| vocative | वाह (vā́ha) | वाहौ (vā́hau) वाहा¹ (vā́hā¹) |
वाहाः (vā́hāḥ) वाहासः¹ (vā́hāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
[edit]Adjective
[edit]वाह • (vāhá) stem
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वाहः (vāháḥ) | वाहौ (vāháu) वाहा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
वाहाः (vāhā́ḥ) वाहासः¹ (vāhā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | वाहम् (vāhám) | वाहौ (vāháu) वाहा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
वाहान् (vāhā́n) |
| instrumental | वाहेन (vāhéna) | वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहैः (vāháiḥ) वाहेभिः¹ (vāhébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वाहाय (vāhā́ya) | वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहेभ्यः (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वाहात् (vāhā́t) | वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहेभ्यः (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वाहस्य (vāhásya) | वाहयोः (vāháyoḥ) | वाहानाम् (vāhā́nām) |
| locative | वाहे (vāhé) | वाहयोः (vāháyoḥ) | वाहेषु (vāhéṣu) |
| vocative | वाह (vā́ha) | वाहौ (vā́hau) वाहा¹ (vā́hā¹) |
वाहाः (vā́hāḥ) वाहासः¹ (vā́hāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वाहा (vāhā́) | वाहे (vāhé) | वाहाः (vāhā́ḥ) |
| accusative | वाहाम् (vāhā́m) | वाहे (vāhé) | वाहाः (vāhā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | वाहया (vāháyā) वाहा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहाभिः (vāhā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | वाहायै (vāhā́yai) | वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहाभ्यः (vāhā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वाहायाः (vāhā́yāḥ) वाहायै² (vāhā́yai²) |
वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहाभ्यः (vāhā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वाहायाः (vāhā́yāḥ) वाहायै² (vāhā́yai²) |
वाहयोः (vāháyoḥ) | वाहानाम् (vāhā́nām) |
| locative | वाहायाम् (vāhā́yām) | वाहयोः (vāháyoḥ) | वाहासु (vāhā́su) |
| vocative | वाहे (vā́he) | वाहे (vā́he) | वाहाः (vā́hāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वाहम् (vāhám) | वाहे (vāhé) | वाहानि (vāhā́ni) वाहा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
| accusative | वाहम् (vāhám) | वाहे (vāhé) | वाहानि (vāhā́ni) वाहा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
| instrumental | वाहेन (vāhéna) | वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहैः (vāháiḥ) वाहेभिः¹ (vāhébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वाहाय (vāhā́ya) | वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहेभ्यः (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वाहात् (vāhā́t) | वाहाभ्याम् (vāhā́bhyām) | वाहेभ्यः (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वाहस्य (vāhásya) | वाहयोः (vāháyoḥ) | वाहानाम् (vāhā́nām) |
| locative | वाहे (vāhé) | वाहयोः (vāháyoḥ) | वाहेषु (vāhéṣu) |
| vocative | वाह (vā́ha) | वाहे (vā́he) | वाहानि (vā́hāni) वाहा¹ (vā́hā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899), “वाह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 949, column 1.
- Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “वाह”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vāhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 676
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