Is in Hindi — Meaning of है (sitara machhali)

📖 Meaning of “is”

The meaning of “is” in Hindi is है, pronounced sitara machhali — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of is

ISO 639-1 language code for Icelandic.

✍️ Is in a sentence

The boy is reading.

राम ने हाई स्कूल परीक्षा में सितारा मछली किया।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH
Sanskrit आ (ā)
Sanskrit आ- (ā-)
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *tḱéyti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáyti
Sanskrit क्षेति॑ (kṣéti)
Sanskrit आक्षे॑ति (ā́kṣeti)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï)
Old Hindi आहि (āhi)
Old Hindi है (hai)
Hindi है
Inherited from Old Hindi है (hai), आहि (āhi). Per Turner, from a variant of Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï), supposing आहि (āhi) < Prakrit *𑀆𑀳𑁂𑀇 (*āhei) < Pre-Prakrit *𑀆𑀔𑁂𑀢𑀺 (*ākheti) < Sanskrit आक्षेति (ākṣeti, “dwells”). This is phonetically convincing and supported by cognates like Magahi 𑂯𑂶 (hai) ~ 𑂯𑂍𑂶 (hakai) and Sindhi [script needed] (ā̃hĭ̄ni, “they are”) that appear to derive from *𑀆𑀳𑁂𑀇 (*āhei). In this case, doublet of अछना (achnā) and also cognate with Marathi आहे (āhe, “is”), Bengali আছে (ache, “is”), Maithili अछि (achi), Gujarati છે (che, “is”). For the semantic shift "dwell" > "be", compare Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”) from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to stay, live, dwell”).
Other alternative etymologies suggest derivation from Sanskrit अस्ति (asti, “it is”) or भवति (bhavati, “it is”), but these are less convincing. See also हो (ho) and हुआ (huā).

Quick facts about “is”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Is

Meaning in Hindi

है

Pronunciation

sitara machhali

Part of speech

Verb

Category

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Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH
Sanskrit आ (ā)
Sanskrit आ- (ā-)
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *tḱéyti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáyti
Sanskrit क्षेति॑ (kṣéti)
Sanskrit आक्षे॑ति (ā́kṣeti)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï)
Old Hindi आहि (āhi)
Old Hindi है (hai)
Hindi है
Inherited from Old Hindi है (hai), आहि (āhi). Per Turner, from a variant of Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï), supposing आहि (āhi) < Prakrit *𑀆𑀳𑁂𑀇 (*āhei) < Pre-Prakrit *𑀆𑀔𑁂𑀢𑀺 (*ākheti) < Sanskrit आक्षेति (ākṣeti, “dwells”). This is phonetically convincing and supported by cognates like Magahi 𑂯𑂶 (hai) ~ 𑂯𑂍𑂶 (hakai) and Sindhi [script needed] (ā̃hĭ̄ni, “they are”) that appear to derive from *𑀆𑀳𑁂𑀇 (*āhei). In this case, doublet of अछना (achnā) and also cognate with Marathi आहे (āhe, “is”), Bengali আছে (ache, “is”), Maithili अछि (achi), Gujarati છે (che, “is”). For the semantic shift "dwell" > "be", compare Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”) from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to stay, live, dwell”).
Other alternative etymologies suggest derivation from Sanskrit अस्ति (asti, “it is”) or भवति (bhavati, “it is”), but these are less convincing. See also हो (ho) and हुआ (huā).

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "is" is है (sitara machhali).

In Devanagari script it is written as है.

It is pronounced "sitara machhali". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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