इस

See also: इसी

Hindi

Etymology

Related to Punjabi ਇਸ (is, es). Inherited from Sanskrit इदम् (idám) or Sanskrit एषः (eṣaḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪs/

Pronoun

इस • (is) (Urdu spelling اس)

1. indirect singular of यह (yah); this, him, her, it (near reference)

   इस मकान में छह कमरे है

   is makān mẽ chah kamre hai

   In this house there are six rooms

   इसको पैसे दे दो ― isko paise de do ― Give money to him

   इसको पैसे दे दो ― isko paise de do ― Give money to her

Usage notes

• To convey respect, इन (in) may be used for singular referents.

Derived terms

• इसी (isī) (emphatic)

 

See also

• उस (us) - That, him and her (far reference).
• इसी (isī) (emphatic)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “इस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.