ہم
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦəm/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Hindi हम (hama), हंम (haṃma), from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "inc-sap" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Sanskrit अस्मे (asme).
Pronoun
ہم • (ham) (Hindi spelling हम)
- first-person plural subjective or objective personal pronoun: we, us; plural of مَیں (ma͠i), مجھ (mujh)
- (formal, majestic plural) first-person singular subjective or objective personal pronoun: I, me
Usage notes
Because ہم can mean both we and I (majestic plural or royal "we"), sometimes ہم لوگ is used to specifically denote the plural. Usually context makes it clear when ہم is being used for we or for I. It is inflected and used grammatically the same for both meanings.
Derived terms
- ہماہمی (hamāhamī)
Determiner
ہم • (ham) pl (Hindi spelling हम)
- The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person; we, us.
- (formal, majestic plural) The speaker/writer; I, me.
Declension
See also
| Urdu personal pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | Description | Direct case | Indirect case | Ergative case | Dative/Accusative case | |
| 1st person | singular | مَیں (ma͠i) | مُجھ (mujh) | مَیں نے (ma͠i ne) | مُجھ کو (mujh ko),
مُجھے (mujhe) | |
| formal (rare) | خَاکْسَار (xāksār) | خَاکْسَار نے (xāksār ne) | خَاکْسَار کو (xāksār ko) | |||
| plural | ہَم (ham) | ہَم نے (ham ne) | ہَم کو (ham ko),
ہَمیں (hamẽ) | |||
| 2nd person | informal (intimate) | تُو (tū) | تُجھ (tujh) | تُو نے (tū ne) | تُجھ کو (tujh ko),
تُجھے (tujhe) | |
| semiformal (familiar) | تُم (tum) | تُم نے (tum ne) | تُم کو (tum ko),
تُمْہیں (tumhẽ) | |||
| formal (polite) | آپ (āp) | آپ نے (āp ne) | آپ کو (āp ko) | |||
| 3rd person | proximal | singular / informal | یِہ (ye) | اِس (is) | اِس نے (is ne) | اِس کو (is ko),
اِسے (ise) |
| plural / formal | اِن (in) | اِنْہوں نے (inhõ ne) | اِن کو (in ko),
اِنْہیں (inhẽ) | |||
| distal | singular / informal | وُہ (vo) | اُس (us) | اُس نے (us ne) | اُس کو (us ko),
اُسے (use) | |
| plural / formal | اُن (un) | اُنْہوں نے (unhõ ne) | اُن کو (un ko),
اُنْہیں (unhẽ) | |||
Etymology 2
Adverb
ہم • (ham) (Hindi spelling हम)
Conjunction
ہم • (ham) (Hindi spelling हम)