وہ

Urdu

Etymology

Most likely from उहु (uhu), उहुं (uhuṃ), from , from , from Sanskrit असौ (asáu, “that”). The inflected forms are formed by analogy with its proximal counterpart یہ (ye).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋoː/

Pronoun

وہ • (vo) m or f (Hindi spelling वो or वह)

1. third-person singular subjective personal pronoun, far: he, she, it
2. third-person plural subjective personal pronoun, far: they
3. singular demonstrative pronoun, far: that
4. plural demonstrative pronoun, far: those

Determiner

وہ • (vo) (Hindi spelling वो or वह)

1. singular distal demonstrative adjective: that
2. plural distal demonstrative adjective those

Declension

Singular

declension of وہ

direct	وہ (vo)
indirect	اُس (us)
ergative	اُس نے (us-ne)
genitive	اُس کا (us-kā)
dative	اُسے (use), اُس کو (us ko)

Plural (formal)

declension of وہ

direct	وہ (vo)
indirect	اُن (un)
ergative	اُنھوں نے (unhõ-ne)
genitive	اُن کا (un-kā)
dative	اُنھیں (unhẽ), اُن کو (un ko)

See also

Urdu personal pronouns
Person	Description		Direct case	Indirect case	Ergative case	Dative/Accusative case
1st person	singular		مَیں (ma͠i)	مُجھ (mujh)	مَیں نے (ma͠i ne)	مُجھ کو (mujh ko), مُجھے (mujhe)
	formal (rare)		خَاکْسَار (xāksār)		خَاکْسَار نے (xāksār ne)	خَاکْسَار کو (xāksār ko)
	plural		ہَم (ham)		ہَم نے (ham ne)	ہَم کو (ham ko), ہَمیں (hamẽ)
2nd person	informal (intimate)		تُو (tū)	تُجھ (tujh)	تُو نے (tū ne)	تُجھ کو (tujh ko), تُجھے (tujhe)
	semiformal (familiar)		تُم (tum)		تُم نے (tum ne)	تُم کو (tum ko), تُمْہیں (tumhẽ)
	formal (polite)		آپ (āp)		آپ نے (āp ne)	آپ کو (āp ko)
3rd person	proximal	singular / informal	یِہ (ye)	اِس (is)	اِس نے (is ne)	اِس کو (is ko), اِسے (ise)
		plural / formal		اِن (in)	اِنْہوں نے (inhõ ne)	اِن کو (in ko), اِنْہیں (inhẽ)
	distal	singular / informal	وُہ (vo)	اُس (us)	اُس نے (us ne)	اُس کو (us ko), اُسے (use)
		plural / formal		اُن (un)	اُنْہوں نے (unhõ ne)	اُن کو (un ko), اُنْہیں (unhẽ)