وہم

Urdu

Etymology

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Arabic وَهَمَ (wahama)

Arabic وَهْم (wahm)bor.

Classical Persian وَهْم (wahm)bor.

Urdu وَہْم (vahm)

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَهْم (wahm), borrowed from Arabic وَهْم (wahm), from وَهَمَ (wahama). First attested in c. 1582 as Middle Hindi وہم (vhm /⁠vaham⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋəɦm/, [ʋɛɦm]
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʋə.ɦəm/, [ʋɛ.ɦɛ̃m]
• Rhymes: -əɦm, -ɛɦm, -əm, -ɛm

Noun

وَہْم • (vahm) m (formal plural اَوہام (auhām), Hindi spelling वहम)

1. delusion, illusion, superstition

Declension

Declension of وہم
	singular	plural
direct	وَہْم (vahm)	وَہْم (vahm)
oblique	وَہْم (vahm)	وَہْموں (vahmõ)
vocative	وَہْم (vahm)	وَہْمو (vahmo)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu وہم (vahm).

Noun

وہم (vahm)

1. Alternative form of وھَم