हुआ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• हुव़ा (huwā)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰuHtás

Sanskrit भूत (bhūta)

Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀽𑀤 (bhūda)

Hindi हुआ (huā)

Inherited from Old Hindi हूवा (hūvā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀽𑀤 (bhūda), from Sanskrit भूत (bhūta, “become, been”), perfect participle of भू (bhū, “to become”). Further, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰuHtás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰuHtás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-tós.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦʊ.ɑː/, [ɦʊ.äː]

Verb

हुआ • (huā) (Urdu spelling ہوا)

1. inflection of होना (honā, “to be”):
   1. masculine singular perfective participle
   2. masculine singular perfect indicative

Declension

Declension of हुआ (ind-ā-stem participle)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	हुआ huā	हुए hue	हुई huī	हुईं huī̃
oblique	हुए hue	हुए hue	हुई huī	हुईं huī̃
vocative	हुए hue	हुए hue	हुई huī	हुईं huī̃