ही

Braj

Particle

ही (hī)

1. an emphatic particle

Usage notes

ही (hī) is used to emphasize the word it modifies.

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हि (hi, emphatic particle) likely with some other particle such as एव (eva, “indeed”) or वै (vai, “indeed”). Compare the functionally equivalent Gujarati જ (ja), Marathi -च (-ċ) (whence Bombay Hindi -ईच (-īc)).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦiː/

Particle

ही • (hī) (Urdu spelling ہی‎)

1. an emphatic particle

   वह ही यह काम ख़त्म करेगा।

   vah hī yah kām xatma karegā.

   Only he will finish this work.

   वह यह काम ख़तम ही करेगा। ― vah yah kām xatam hī karegā. ― He will finish this work.

Usage notes

ही (hī) is used to emphasize the word it follows.

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ही”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦi/, [ɦiː]

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Etymology 1

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Pronoun

ही • (hī)

1. feminine singular direct of हा (hā)

   ही एक चांगली मुलगी आहे.

   hī ek cāṅglī mulgī āhe.

   She (proximal) is a good girl.

2. neuter plural direct of हे (he)

   ही मुले शाळेला चालली आहेत.

   hī mule śāḷelā cāllī āhet.

   These children are going to school.

Etymology 2

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Particle

ही • (hī)

1. also, too

   Synonyms: पण (paṇ), सुद्धा (suddhā)

   तोही येणार आहे.

   tohī yeṇār āhe.

   He will also come.