Hindi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦəm]

Pronoun

हम • ‎(ham) ‎(Urdu spelling ہم)

1. we (first person personal plural, nominative case) (Singular: मैं ‎(ma͠i) or हम ‎(ham) in alternate usage)

   हम हैं - "We are"

2. I (the first person personal singular pronoun)

Usage notes

Because हम ‎(ham) can mean both we and I, sometimes हम लोग ‎(ham log) is used to specifically denote the plural. Usually context makes it clear when हम ‎(ham) is being used for we or for I. It is inflected and used grammatically the same for both meanings.

Declension

Derived terms

• हमाहमी (hamāhamī)

Etymology 2

From Persian هم ‎(ham).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦəm]

Adverb

हम • ‎(ham), Urdu spelling: ہم

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

Conjunction

हम • ‎(ham) ‎(Urdu spelling ہم)

1. whether
2. either

References

• McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993
• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.