वाह
See also: वही, वहाँ, वह, and वह्
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian [Term?], compare modern Persian وا (vâ).
Interjection
वाह • (vāh) (Urdu spelling واہ)
- wow, woah
- वाह, एक और बार! ― vāh, ek aur bār! ― Wow, encore!
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वाह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬯᬵᬳ (Balinese script)
- ৱাহ (Assamese script)
- বাহ (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰯𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀸𑀳 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌵𑌾𑌹 (Grantha script)
- વાહ (Gujarati script)
- ਵਾਹ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦮꦴꦲ (Javanese script)
- វាហ (Khmer script)
- ವಾಹ (Kannada script)
- ວາຫ (Lao script)
- വാഹ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘪𑘰𑘮 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᢗᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
- ဝါဟ (Burmese script)
- 𑧊𑧑𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐵𑐴 (Newa script)
- ଵାହ (Oriya script)
- ꢮꢵꢲ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆳𑆲 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖯𑖮 (Siddham script)
- වාහ (Sinhalese script)
- వాహ (Telugu script)
- วาห (Thai script)
- ཝཱ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒰𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of वह् (vah, “to carry, ride”, root) + -अ (-a).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɑ́ː.ɦɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑː.ɦɐ/
Noun
वाह • (vā́ha) m
- wind
- draught animal
- current
- carriage
- flow
- the act of riding
- measure of capacity
- driving
- conveyance
- car
- bull
- bearer
- the act of pulling or drawing
- vehicle
- porter
- donkey
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of वाह (vā́ha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वाहः vā́haḥ | वाहौ vā́hau | वाहाः / वाहासः¹ vā́hāḥ / vā́hāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | वाह vā́ha | वाहौ vā́hau | वाहाः / वाहासः¹ vā́hāḥ / vā́hāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | वाहम् vā́ham | वाहौ vā́hau | वाहान् vā́hān |
| Instrumental | वाहेन vā́hena | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहैः / वाहेभिः¹ vā́haiḥ / vā́hebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | वाहाय vā́hāya | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहेभ्यः vā́hebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | वाहात् vā́hāt | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहेभ्यः vā́hebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | वाहस्य vā́hasya | वाहयोः vā́hayoḥ | वाहानाम् vā́hānām |
| Locative | वाहे vā́he | वाहयोः vā́hayoḥ | वाहेषु vā́heṣu |
| Notes |
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Adjective
वाह • (vāha)
- carrying, conveying
- undergoing
- pulling, drawing
- riding
- driving
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of वाह (vā́ha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वाहः vā́haḥ | वाहौ vā́hau | वाहाः / वाहासः¹ vā́hāḥ / vā́hāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | वाह vā́ha | वाहौ vā́hau | वाहाः / वाहासः¹ vā́hāḥ / vā́hāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | वाहम् vā́ham | वाहौ vā́hau | वाहान् vā́hān |
| Instrumental | वाहेन vā́hena | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहैः / वाहेभिः¹ vā́haiḥ / vā́hebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | वाहाय vā́hāya | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहेभ्यः vā́hebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | वाहात् vā́hāt | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहेभ्यः vā́hebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | वाहस्य vā́hasya | वाहयोः vā́hayoḥ | वाहानाम् vā́hānām |
| Locative | वाहे vā́he | वाहयोः vā́hayoḥ | वाहेषु vā́heṣu |
| Notes |
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| Feminine ā-stem declension of वाहा (vā́hā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वाहा vā́hā | वाहे vā́he | वाहाः vā́hāḥ |
| Vocative | वाहे vā́he | वाहे vā́he | वाहाः vā́hāḥ |
| Accusative | वाहाम् vā́hām | वाहे vā́he | वाहाः vā́hāḥ |
| Instrumental | वाहया / वाहा¹ vā́hayā / vā́hā¹ | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहाभिः vā́hābhiḥ |
| Dative | वाहायै vā́hāyai | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहाभ्यः vā́hābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | वाहायाः vā́hāyāḥ | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहाभ्यः vā́hābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | वाहायाः vā́hāyāḥ | वाहयोः vā́hayoḥ | वाहानाम् vā́hānām |
| Locative | वाहायाम् vā́hāyām | वाहयोः vā́hayoḥ | वाहासु vā́hāsu |
| Notes |
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| Neuter a-stem declension of वाह (vā́ha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वाहम् vā́ham | वाहे vā́he | वाहानि / वाहा¹ vā́hāni / vā́hā¹ |
| Vocative | वाह vā́ha | वाहे vā́he | वाहानि / वाहा¹ vā́hāni / vā́hā¹ |
| Accusative | वाहम् vā́ham | वाहे vā́he | वाहानि / वाहा¹ vā́hāni / vā́hā¹ |
| Instrumental | वाहेन vā́hena | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहैः / वाहेभिः¹ vā́haiḥ / vā́hebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | वाहाय vā́hāya | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहेभ्यः vā́hebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | वाहात् vā́hāt | वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām | वाहेभ्यः vā́hebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | वाहस्य vā́hasya | वाहयोः vā́hayoḥ | वाहानाम् vā́hānām |
| Locative | वाहे vā́he | वाहयोः vā́hayoḥ | वाहेषु vā́heṣu |
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