ইহা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀏𑀲𑀸 (esā), from Sanskrit एष (eṣa), from a compound of Proto-Indo-European *éy + só. Doublet of এ (e) and এই (ei).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /iha/, [ˈihaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /iha/, [ˈihaˑ]

Pronoun

ইহা • (iha) (genitive ইহার, locative ইহাতে, plural ইহারা, plural objective ইহারা or ইহাদিগকে, plural genitive ইহাদের or ইহাদিগের)

1. (Sadhu Bhasha) it
2. (Sadhu Bhasha) this

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “ইহা”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “ইহা”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
• Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “ইহা”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7^th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
• “ইহা”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.