जरा

jarā (romanization)
जरा (direct singular)
जराएँ (direct plural)
जरा (oblique singular)
जराओं (oblique plural)
जरा (singular vocative)
जराओ (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit जरा (jarā), from the root जॄ (jṝ), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-.


ज़रा

zarā (romanization)
ذرا (Urdu)
जरा (alternative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذره (zarra), from Arabic ذَرَّة (ḏarra).

bor+

ज़रा दरवाज़ा बंद कर दीजिये

kindly, would you?, please; used to make a polite request


यह

Inherited from Old Hindi यहु (yahu), from Apabhramsa एहु m (ehu), एह f (eha), from Prakrit 𑀏𑀲𑁄 m (eso), 𑀏𑀲𑀸 f (esā), from Sanskrit एषः m (eṣaḥ), एषा f (eṣā).

यह कौन है?

(proximal) this one; he; she; it (proximal third person singular personal pronoun)


सब

sab (romanization)
سب (Urdu)
सब (direct)
सब (indirect)
सबने (ergative)
सबका (genitive)
सबको (dative)
सबसे
सबमें (inessive)
सबपे (adessive)
सबपर (adessive)
सबतक (terminative)
सबसा

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀩𑁆𑀩 (sabba), 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva), 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯 (sarva), from Sanskrit सर्व (sárva), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sárwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sárwas, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-wó-s, from *solh₂- (“whole”). Doublet of हर (har) and सर्व (sarv). Cognate with Kamkata-viri suv, Persian هر (har).

inh+

सब को पता है मैं कौन हूँ।


सारा

sārā (romanization)
سارا (Urdu)
सारा (direct masculine singular)
सारे (direct masculine plural)
सारी (direct feminine singular)
सारी (direct feminine plural)
सारे (masculine oblique singular)
सारे (masculine oblique plural)
सारी (feminine oblique singular)
सारी (feminine oblique plural)
सारे (masculine singular vocative)
सारे (masculine plural vocative)
सारी (feminine singular vocative)
सारी (feminine plural vocative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀭 (sāra, “all, whole”), from Sanskrit सार (sā́ra, “best part”).

inh+

सारा दिन


कुछ

kuch (romanization)
کچھ (Urdu)
कुछ (direct)
किसी (indirect)
किसी ने (ergative)
किसी का (genitive)
किसी को (dative)
किसी से
किसी में (inessive)
किसी पे (adessive)
किसी पर (adessive)
किसी तक (terminative)
किसी सा
कुछ (direct)
किन्हीं (indirect)
किन्हीं ने (ergative)
किन्हीं का (genitive)
किन्हीं को (dative)
किन्हीं से
किन्हीं में (inessive)
किन्हीं पे (adessive)
किन्हीं पर (adessive)
किन्हीं तक (terminative)
किन्हीं सा
कुछ (direct)
कुछों (indirect)
कुछों ने (ergative)
कुछों का (genitive)
कुछों को (dative)
कुछों से
कुछों में (inessive)
कुछों पे (adessive)
कुछों पर (adessive)
कुछों तक (terminative)
कुछों सा

From Old Hindi कछु (kachu) undergoing metathesis, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺 (kiṃci); see there for more. Cognate with Bengali কিছু (kichu) and Punjabi ਕੁਝ (kujh).
Originally the neuter nominative singular form of a paradigm whose masculine form became कोई (koī) and genitive form became किसी (kisī). See 𑀓𑁄𑀇 (koi) and 𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (kassaï) for more.

somethings, some people (animate/inanimate plural (some))


हर

Borrowed from Classical Persian هر (har). Doublet of सब (sab) and सर्व (sarv). Compare Bengali হর (hor), Punjabi ਹਰ (har).


कोई

koī (romanization)
کوئی (Urdu)
कोई (direct)
किसी (indirect)
किसी ने (ergative)
किसी का (genitive)
किसी को (dative)
किसी से
किसी में (inessive)
किसी पे (adessive)
किसी पर (adessive)
किसी तक (terminative)
किसी सा

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀇 m sg (koi, “someone, something”, nominative). See there for more. Cognate to Awadhi कोई (koī), Braj कोऊ (koū), Punjabi ਕੋਈ (koī), Gujarati કોઈ (koī), Marathi कुणी (kuṇī), Bengali কেউ (keu), Bhojpuri केऊ (kēū), Assamese কেও (keü), Sinhalese කොයි (koyi).
Originally the masculine nominative singular form of a paradigm whose neuter form became कुछ (kuch) and genitive form became किसी (kisī). See 𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺 (kiṃci) and 𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (kassaï) for more.


कैसा

kaisā (romanization)
کیسا (Urdu)
कैसा (direct masculine singular)
कैसे (direct masculine plural)
कैसी (direct feminine singular)
कैसी (direct feminine plural)
कैसे (masculine oblique singular)
कैसे (masculine oblique plural)
कैसी (feminine oblique singular)
कैसी (feminine oblique plural)
कैसे (masculine singular vocative)
कैसे (masculine plural vocative)
कैसी (feminine singular vocative)
कैसी (feminine plural vocative)
कैसन (alternative dialectal)

Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कइस (kaïsa), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲 (kīisa), from Sanskrit कीदृश (kīdṛśa).

वह कैसा आदमी है?


ऐसा

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀤𑀺𑀲 (edisa), from Sanskrit ईदृश (īdṛśa). Cognate with Bagheli अईसन (aīsan), Marathi असे (ase), Konkani अशें (aśẽ), Punjabi ਏਹਾ (ēhā).

मर्द ऐसा


इतना

itnā (romanization)
اتنا (Urdu)
इतना (direct masculine singular)
इतने (direct masculine plural)
इतनी (direct feminine singular)
इतनी (direct feminine plural)
इतने (masculine oblique singular)
इतने (masculine oblique plural)
इतनी (feminine oblique singular)
इतनी (feminine oblique plural)
इतने (masculine singular vocative)
इतने (masculine plural vocative)
इतनी (feminine singular vocative)
इतनी (feminine plural vocative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀦 (*ittina), 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀮 (ittila), ultimately from Sanskrit इयत्तक (iyattaká). Cognate with Punjabi ਇੰਨਾ (innā), Gujarati એટલું (eṭalũ), Marathi इतके (itke).


उतना

utnā (romanization)
اتنا (Urdu)
उतना (direct masculine singular)
उतने (direct masculine plural)
उतनी (direct feminine singular)
उतनी (direct feminine plural)
उतने (masculine oblique singular)
उतने (masculine oblique plural)
उतनी (feminine oblique singular)
उतनी (feminine oblique plural)
उतने (masculine singular vocative)
उतने (masculine plural vocative)
उतनी (feminine singular vocative)
उतनी (feminine plural vocative)

Formed by analogy to इतना (itnā), see वह (vah) and उस (us) for more.


कई

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit कतिपय (katipayá, “several”), from कति (kati).

कई मौसम के दिन


कम

hi-adj

कम • (kam) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کم)

Borrowed from Classical Persian کم (kam, “little, few”). Compare Bengali কম (kom), Punjabi ਕਮ (kam).


दोनों

hi-det

दोनों • (donõ)

From दो (do, “two”). Compare Marathi दोन्ही (donhī).

दोनों स्कर्ट अच्छे है, मगर यह ज़्यादा महंगा है।

donõ skarṭ acche hai, magar yah zyādā mahaṅgā hai.

Both skirts are good, but this one is more expensive.


कितना

kitnā (romanization)
کِتْنا (Urdu)
कितना (direct masculine singular)
कितने (direct masculine plural)
कितनी (direct feminine singular)
कितनी (direct feminine plural)
कितने (masculine oblique singular)
कितने (masculine oblique plural)
कितनी (feminine oblique singular)
कितनी (feminine oblique plural)
कितने (masculine singular vocative)
कितने (masculine plural vocative)
कितनी (feminine singular vocative)
कितनी (feminine plural vocative)

Inherited from Sanskrit *कियत्त (kiyatta), variant of Sanskrit कियत् (kíyat), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kíHant, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂-onts, from *kʷíh₂, neuter of *kʷís. Cognate with Ashkun ćīt, Waigali kiti, Avestan 𐬗𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (cuuaṇt), Latin quantum.


जैसा

hi-post

जैसा • (jaisā)

jaisā (romanization)
जैसा (direct masculine singular)
जैसे (direct masculine plural)
जैसी (direct feminine singular)
जैसी (direct feminine plural)
जैसे (masculine oblique singular)
जैसे (masculine oblique plural)
जैसी (feminine oblique singular)
जैसी (feminine oblique plural)
जैसे (masculine singular vocative)
जैसे (masculine plural vocative)
जैसी (feminine singular vocative)
जैसी (feminine plural vocative)

Inherited from Old Hindi जैसा (jaisā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀇𑀲 (jaïsa), from Sanskrit यादृश (yādṛśa). Cognate to Punjabi ਜਿਹਾ (jihā).

उन जैसी औरतें


थोड़ा-थोड़ा

hi-adv

थोड़ा-थोड़ा • (thoṛā-thoṛā) (Urdu spelling تھوڑا تھوڑا)

thoṛā-thoṛā (romanization)
تھوڑا تھوڑا (Urdu)


उभय

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उभय (ubhaya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hubʰáyas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰóh₁, see also Proto-Germanic *bai (“both”), Proto-Slavic *oba.


जितना

hi-det

जितना • (jitnā)

Formed by analogy to इतना (itnā). See जो (jo) for more.

/d͡ʒɪt̪.nɑː/

[d͡ʒɪt̪̚.näː]

जितनी बुरी कही जाती है उतनी बुरी नहीं है दुनिया

jitnī burī kahī jātī hai utnī burī nahī̃ hai duniyā

The world is not as bad as it is said to be


जितना

hi-con

जितना • (jitnā)

/d͡ʒɪt̪.nɑː/

[d͡ʒɪt̪̚.näː]


जितना

jitnā (romanization)
جتنا (Urdu)
जितना (direct masculine singular)
जितने (direct masculine plural)
जितनी (direct feminine singular)
जितनी (direct feminine plural)
जितने (masculine oblique singular)
जितने (masculine oblique plural)
जितनी (feminine oblique singular)
जितनी (feminine oblique plural)
जितने (masculine singular vocative)
जितने (masculine plural vocative)
जितनी (feminine singular vocative)
जितनी (feminine plural vocative)

/d͡ʒɪt̪.nɑː/

[d͡ʒɪt̪̚.näː]

जितना चाहिए उतना ले लो।

लड़को को मै स्वयं जितना समय देना चाहता था उतना दे नही सका।

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Satya ke Prayog [The Use of Truth] chapter 5

I could not give my children as much time as I myself wanted to.

laṛko ko mai svayã jitnā samay denā cāhtā thā utnā de nahī sakā.


एकाध

बैठक पे बस एकाध लोग आए, कुछ ख़ास नहीं हुआ।

baiṭhak pe bas ekādh log āe, kuch xās nahī̃ huā.

Only a few people came to the meeting, nothing much happened.


कमोबेश

hi-det

कमोबेश • (kamobeś) (Urdu spelling کم و بیش)

Borrowed from Classical Persian کم و بیش (kam-u-bēš, literally “more and less”).


थोड़ा-बहुत

hi-det

थोड़ा-बहुत • (thoṛā-bahut)

thoṛā-bahut (romanization)
थोड़ा-बहुत (direct masculine singular)
थोड़े-बहुत (direct masculine plural)
थोड़ी-बहुत (direct feminine singular)
थोड़ी-बहुत (direct feminine plural)
थोड़े-बहुत (masculine oblique singular)
थोड़े-बहुत (masculine oblique plural)
थोड़ी-बहुत (feminine oblique singular)
थोड़ी-बहुत (feminine oblique plural)
थोड़े-बहुत (masculine singular vocative)
थोड़े-बहुत (masculine plural vocative)
थोड़ी-बहुत (feminine singular vocative)
थोड़ी-बहुत (feminine plural vocative)

hi-adecl

थोड़ा<>-बहुत

/t̪ʰoː.ɽɑː.bə.ɦʊt̪/

[t̪ʰoː.ɽäː.bɔ.ɦɔt̪]

From थोड़ा (thoṛā, “few”) + बहुत (bahut, “many”).


वैसा

vaisā (romanization)
ویسا (Urdu)
वैसा (direct masculine singular)
वैसे (direct masculine plural)
वैसी (direct feminine singular)
वैसी (direct feminine plural)
वैसे (masculine oblique singular)
वैसे (masculine oblique plural)
वैसी (feminine oblique singular)
वैसी (feminine oblique plural)
वैसे (masculine singular vocative)
वैसे (masculine plural vocative)
वैसी (feminine singular vocative)
वैसी (feminine plural vocative)

From तैसा (taisā), analogised with the other y- ~ v- determiner alternations as a distal counterpart to ऐसा (aisā).


चारों

hi-det

चारों • (cārõ)


तीनों

तीनों • (tīnõ)


पाँचों

पाँचों • (pā̃cõ)

/pɑ̃ː.t͡ʃõː/

[pä̃ː.t͡ʃõː]