Urdu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦəm]

Pronoun

ہم • ‎(ham) ?, Devanagari spelling: हम ‎(ham)

1. we (first person personal plural, nominative case) (Singular: میں or ہم in alternate usage)

   "ہم ہیں" - "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

Derived terms

• ہماہمی (hamāhamī)

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 ‎(ham)

1. whether
2. either

References

• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.