हम

See also: ह्म, हामी, and हिम

Hindi

Etymology 1

From Sauraseni Prakrit अम्हे ‎(amhe) (cf. Sanskrit अस्मे/वयम् ‎(asme/vayam, “we”))

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦəm]

Pronoun

हम • ‎(ham) ‎(Urdu spelling ہم)

1. we (first person personal plural, nominative case) (Singular: मैं ‎(ma͠i) or हम ‎(ham) in alternate usage)

   हम हैं - "We are"

2. I (the first person personal singular pronoun)

Usage notes

Because हम ‎(ham) can mean both we and I, sometimes हम लोग ‎(ham log) is used to specifically denote the plural. Usually context makes it clear when हम ‎(ham) is being used for we or for I. It is inflected and used grammatically the same for both meanings.

Declension

Declension of हम
direct	हम (ham)
indirect	हम (ham)
ergative	हमने (hamne)
genitive	हमारा (hamārā)
dative	हमें (hamẽ), हमको (hamko)

Derived terms

• हमाहमी (hamāhamī)

Etymology 2

From Persian هم ‎(ham).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦəm]

Adverb

हम • ‎(ham), Urdu spelling: ہم

1. also
2. as well
3. likewise
4. equally
5. together
6. mutually

Conjunction

हम • ‎(ham) ‎(Urdu spelling ہم)

1. whether
2. either

References

• McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993
• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.