ہم

See also: هم‎

Urdu

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɦəm]

Pronoun

ہم • (ham) (Hindi spelling हम)

  1. we (first person personal plural, nominative case) (Singular: میں‎ or ہم in alternate usage)
    ہم ہیں
    ham ha͠i
    we are
  2. I (the first person personal singular pronoun)
Usage notes

Because ہم can mean both we and I, sometimes ہم لوگ‎ is used to specifically denote the plural. Usually context makes it clear when ہم is being used for we or for I. It is inflected and used grammatically the same for both meanings.

Declension
declension of ہم
direct ہم‎ (ham)
indirect ہم‎ (ham)
ergative ہم نے‎ (hamne)
genitive ہمارا‎ (hamārā)
dative ہمیں‎ (hamẽ), ہم کو‎ (hamko)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Persian هم‎ (ham).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɦəm]

Adverb

ہم • (ham)  Hindi spelling: हम (ham)

  1. also
  2. as well
  3. likewise
  4. equally
  5. together
  6. mutually

Conjunction

ہم • (ham) (Hindi spelling हम)

  1. whether
  2. either

References
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