હોવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati

Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)

Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi)

Gujarati હોવું

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti), from 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati), from Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti, from *bʰuH-. See also છે (che), હતું (hatũ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔ.ʋũ/, [ˈɔ̤ʋũ]

Verb

હોવું • (hŏvũ)

1. (transitive, copulative) to be (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same)

   તમારું નામ શું છે? ― tamārũ nām śũ chě? ― What is your name?

2. (transitive, copulative) to be, become (to have or gain the quality of)

   તમે ગુસ્સામાં છો? ― tame gussāmā̃ cho? ― Are you angry?

   ખોરાક બહુ ખરાબ છે. ― khorāk bahu kharāb chě. ― The food is very bad.

3. (intransitive) to exist

   આસ્તિક કહે છે કે ભગવાન છે.

   āstik kahě chě ke bhagvān chě.

   Theists say that God exists.

4. (intransitive) to be (occupy a certain location)

   મારો ભત્રીજો ક્યાં છે?

   māro bhatrījo kyā̃ chě?

   Where is my nephew?

5. (intransitive) a conjunct verb turning any noun or adjective into a verb

   ખબર હોવી ― khabar hovī ― to know

6. (intransitive) a tense auxiliary

   હું ટીવી જોઉં છું ― hũ ṭīvī joũ chũ ― I am watching TV.

   તું કામ કરતી હતી ― tũ kām kartī hatī ― You were working

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

See also

• નથી (nathī)
• થવું (thavũ)

Further reading

• “હોવું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.