اوہ

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit असौ (asáu, “that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oː˦]

Pronoun

اوہ (oh)

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit असौ (asáu, “that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oː˦]

Pronoun

اوہ • (oh) (Gurmukhi spelling ਓਹ)

1. (distal) he, she, it; that one (distal third person singular personal pronoun)
2. those, they

Declension

Declension of اوہ
dir. sg.	اوہ
dir. pl.	اوہ
	singular	plural
direct	اوہ	اوہ
oblique	اوس	اوہناں
vocative	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
ablative	{{{7}}}	{{{8}}}
locative	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
instrumental	{{{11}}}	{{{12}}}

References

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “اوہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “اوہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “asau”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 43

Shina

Particle

اوہ (oh)

1. yes

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /uːɦ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit अहह (ahaha).

Interjection

اُوہ • (ūh) (Hindi spelling ऊह)

1. oh no! (an interjection used for expressing sorrow, pain or distress)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऊह (ūha), ultimately from the root ऊह् (ūh).

Noun

اُوہ • (ūh) m (Hindi spelling ऊह)

1. reasoning, deliberation, inference
2. inferring and denying
3. uncertainty, indecision

Declension

Declension of اوہ
	singular	plural
direct	اُوہ (ūh)	اُوہ (ūh)
oblique	اُوہ (ūh)	اُوہوں (ūhõ)
vocative	اُوہ (ūh)	اُوہو (ūho)

Further reading

• Platts, John T. (1884) “ūh”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.