एह
Apabhramsa
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit एईस (eīsa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨅𐨡𐨁𐨭 (ediśa), from Sanskrit ईदृश (īdṛśa). Doublet of अइस (aïsa).
Adjective
Derived terms
- *एह-ड-अ (*eha-ḍa-a) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-))
- Old Braj: एहडा (ehḍā, “of this sort”)
- Old Punjabi: ਏਹੜੁ (ehaṛu, “distractions”)
Descendants
- Old Bengali: এহু (“such”)
- ⇒ Old Punjabi: ਇਨੇਹਾ ((in)ehā, “such, of such a kind, like this”), ਇਵੇਹਾ ((iv)ehā, “such, of such a kind, like this”)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “īdŕ̥śa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 73: “Ap. ēha”
- ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “एह”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 194.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- এহ (Assamese script)
- ᬏᬳ (Balinese script)
- এহ (Bengali script)
- 𑰊𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀏𑀳 (Brahmi script)
- ဧဟ (Burmese script)
- એહ (Gujarati script)
- ਏਹ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌏𑌹 (Grantha script)
- ꦌꦲ (Javanese script)
- 𑂉𑂯 (Kaithi script)
- ಏಹ (Kannada script)
- ឯហ (Khmer script)
- ເອຫ (Lao script)
- ഏഹ (Malayalam script)
- ᡝᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘊𑘮 (Modi script)
- ᠧᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦪𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐊𑐴 (Newa script)
- ଏହ (Odia script)
- ꢍꢲ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆍𑆲 (Sharada script)
- 𑖊𑖮 (Siddham script)
- එහ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩔𑪂 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚆𑚩 (Takri script)
- ஏஹ (Tamil script)
- ఏహ (Telugu script)
- เอห (Thai script)
- ཨེ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒋𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨄𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root ईह् (īh, “to long for, desire”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐj.ɦɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /eː.ɦɐ/
Adjective
एह • (ehá) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | एहः (eháḥ) | एहौ (ehaú) एहा¹ (ehā́¹) |
एहाः (ehā́ḥ) एहासः¹ (ehā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | एहम् (ehám) | एहौ (ehaú) एहा¹ (ehā́¹) |
एहान् (ehā́n) |
| instrumental | एहेन (ehéna) | एहाभ्याम् (ehā́bhyām) | एहैः (ehaíḥ) एहेभिः¹ (ehébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | एहाय (ehā́ya) | एहाभ्याम् (ehā́bhyām) | एहेभ्यः (ehébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | एहात् (ehā́t) | एहाभ्याम् (ehā́bhyām) | एहेभ्यः (ehébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | एहस्य (ehásya) | एहयोः (eháyoḥ) | एहानाम् (ehā́nām) |
| locative | एहे (ehé) | एहयोः (eháyoḥ) | एहेषु (ehéṣu) |
| vocative | एह (éha) | एहौ (éhau) एहा¹ (éhā¹) |
एहाः (éhāḥ) एहासः¹ (éhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | एहा (ehā́) | एहे (ehé) | एहाः (ehā́ḥ) |
| accusative | एहाम् (ehā́m) | एहे (ehé) | एहाः (ehā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | एहया (eháyā) एहा¹ (ehā́¹) |
एहाभ्याम् (ehā́bhyām) | एहाभिः (ehā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | एहायै (ehā́yai) | एहाभ्याम् (ehā́bhyām) | एहाभ्यः (ehā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | एहायाः (ehā́yāḥ) एहायै² (ehā́yai²) |
एहाभ्याम् (ehā́bhyām) | एहाभ्यः (ehā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | एहायाः (ehā́yāḥ) एहायै² (ehā́yai²) |
एहयोः (eháyoḥ) | एहानाम् (ehā́nām) |
| locative | एहायाम् (ehā́yām) | एहयोः (eháyoḥ) | एहासु (ehā́su) |
| vocative | एहे (éhe) | एहे (éhe) | एहाः (éhāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | एहम् (ehám) | एहे (ehé) | एहानि (ehā́ni) एहा¹ (ehā́¹) |
| accusative | एहम् (ehám) | एहे (ehé) | एहानि (ehā́ni) एहा¹ (ehā́¹) |
| instrumental | एहेन (ehéna) | एहाभ्याम् (ehā́bhyām) | एहैः (ehaíḥ) एहेभिः¹ (ehébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | एहाय (ehā́ya) | एहाभ्याम् (ehā́bhyām) | एहेभ्यः (ehébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | एहात् (ehā́t) | एहाभ्याम् (ehā́bhyām) | एहेभ्यः (ehébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | एहस्य (ehásya) | एहयोः (eháyoḥ) | एहानाम् (ehā́nām) |
| locative | एहे (ehé) | एहयोः (eháyoḥ) | एहेषु (ehéṣu) |
| vocative | एह (éha) | एहे (éhe) | एहानि (éhāni) एहा¹ (éhā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “एह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 233, column 1.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “एह”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 502