हे

See also: ह, हूँ, हृ, है, and हैं

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हे (he).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦeː/

Interjection

हे • (he) (Urdu spelling ہے)

1. vocative particle: O!

   हे भगवान ― he bhagvān ― oh my God

Konkani

Pronoun

हे • (he) m (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

1. they (proximal, masculine)
2. these (masculine)

Marathi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦe/

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Pronoun

हे • (he)

1. it (proximal)

   हे एक पुस्तक आहे.

   he ek pustak āhe.

   It (proximal) is a book.

2. neuter singular direct of हा (hā) this

   हे फळ खाण्यास चांगले नाही.

   he phaḷ khāṇyās cāṅgle nāhī.

   This fruit is not good for eating.

3. masculine plural direct of हा (hā) these

   हे रस्ते खूप अरुंद आहेत.

   he raste khūp arunda āhet.

   These roads are very narrow.

See also

• हा (hā, “he (proximal); this”), ही (hī, “she (proximal); (this)”).
• ते (te, “that; they”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হে (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬾ (Balinese script)
• হে (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰸 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• ဟေ (Burmese script)
• હે (Gujarati script)
• ਹੇ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑍇 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦺ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂵 (Kaithi script)
• ಹೇ (Kannada script)
• ហេ (Khmer script)
• ເຫ (Lao script)
• ഹേ (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᡝ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘹 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠧ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧚 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐾 (Newa script)
• ହେ (Odia script)
• ꢲꢾ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆼 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖸 (Siddham script)
• හෙ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩔 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚲 (Takri script)
• ஹே (Tamil script)
• హే (Telugu script)
• เห (Thai script)
• ཧེ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒹 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨄 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably ultimately a natural expression, like English hey, Latin eia.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɦeː/

Interjection

हे • (he)

1. oh!
2. O!
3. hey!

Related terms

• है (hái)
• हेक् (hek)

Descendants

• Bengali: হে (he)
• Hindi: हे (he)

See also

• हो (hó)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “हे”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1303, column 3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 818