इहि

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hidʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁idʰí (2nd person singular imperative of *h₁ey- (to come)). Cognate with Avestan 𐬌𐬛𐬍 (idī, 2nd person singular imperative), Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎮𐎹 (p-r-di-y /⁠(pari-)idiy⁠/, 2nd person singular imperative), Ancient Greek ἴθῐ (íthĭ, 2nd person singular imperative of εἶμῐ (eîmĭ)).

Pronunciation

Verb

इहि • (ihí)

  1. second-person singular imperative of (i, to come, approach)
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.98.1:
      बृहस्पते प्रति मे देवताम् इहि मित्रो वा यद् वरुणो वासि पूषा ।
      bṛhaspate prati me devatām ihi mitro vā yad varuṇo vāsi pūṣā.
      Come, whether you are Mitra, Varuṇa, or Pūṣan, come, O Bṛhaspati, to my oblation