है

See also: ह, हूँ, हृ, हे, and हैं

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Sanskrit आ (ā)

Sanskrit आ- (ā-)

Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-

Proto-Indo-European *tḱéyti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáyti

Sanskrit क्षेति॑ (kṣéti)

Sanskrit आक्षे॑ति (ā́kṣeti)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï)

Old Hindi आहि (āhi)

Old Hindi है (hai)

Hindi है (hai)

Inherited from Old Hindi है (hai), आहि (āhi). Per Turner, from a variant of Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï), supposing आहि (āhi) < Prakrit *𑀆𑀳𑁂𑀇 (*āhei) < Pre-Prakrit *𑀆𑀔𑁂𑀢𑀺 (*ākheti) < Sanskrit आक्षेति (ākṣeti, “dwells”). This is phonetically convincing and supported by cognates like Magahi 𑂯𑂶 (hai) ~ 𑂯𑂍𑂶 (hakai) and Sindhi [script needed] (ā̃hĭ̄ni, “they are”) that appear to derive from *𑀆𑀳𑁂𑀇 (*āhei). In this case, doublet of अछना (achnā) and also cognate with Marathi आहे (āhe, “is”), Bengali আছে (ache, “is”), Maithili अछि (achi), Gujarati છે (che, “is”).

Other alternative etymologies suggest derivation from Sanskrit अस्ति (asti, “it is”) or भवति (bhavati, “it is”), but these are less convincing. See also हो (ho) and हुआ (huā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦɛː/

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Verb

है • (hai) (Urdu spelling ہے)

1. third-person singular present indicative of होना (honā): (he, she, it) is

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• Most common spoken Hindi words — #1 • के

Magahi

Etymology

Cognate with Maithili अछि (achɨ), Bhojpuri होब (hōb), Hindi है (hai), Marathi आहे (āhe).

Verb

है (hai) (Kaithi 𑂯𑂶)

1. weak form of हकै (is)

   हमरा एगो भाए है।

   hamarā ego bhāe hai.

   I have a brother.

Old Hindi

Verb

है (hai)

1. third-person singular present of होना (honā); is