वाह

See also: वही, वहाँ, वह, and वह्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian واه (wāh), from Arabic. Compare modern Persian وا (vâ).

Interjection

वाह • (vāh) (Urdu spelling واہ)

1. wow, whoa

   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

• ৱাহ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬳ (Balinese script)
• বাহ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါဟ (Burmese script)
• વાહ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਹ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌹 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦲ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂯 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾಹ (Kannada script)
• វាហ (Khmer script)
• ວາຫ (Lao script)
• വാഹ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘮 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐴 (Newa script)
• ଵାହ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢲ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆲 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖮 (Siddham script)
• වාහ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑪂 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚩 (Takri script)
• வாஹ (Tamil script)
• వాహ (Telugu script)
• วาห (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *waȷ́ʰ-

Sanskrit वह् (vah)

Sanskrit वाह (vāha)

From the root वह् (vah, “to carry, ride”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑ́ː.ɦɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑː.ɦɐ/

Noun

वाह • (vā́ha) stem, m

1. wind
2. draught animal
3. current
4. carriage
5. flow
6. the act of riding
7. measure of capacity
8. driving
9. conveyance
10. car
11. bull
12. bearer
13. the act of pulling or drawing
14. vehicle
15. porter
16. donkey

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वाह (vā́ha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वाहः vā́haḥ	वाहौ / वाहा¹ vā́hau / vā́hā¹	वाहाः / वाहासः¹ vā́hāḥ / vā́hāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वाह vā́ha	वाहौ / वाहा¹ vā́hau / vā́hā¹	वाहाः / वाहासः¹ vā́hāḥ / vā́hāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वाहम् vā́ham	वाहौ / वाहा¹ vā́hau / vā́hā¹	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	¹Vedic

Adjective

वाह • (vāha) stem

1. carrying, conveying
2. undergoing
3. pulling, drawing
4. riding
5. driving

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वाह (vā́ha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वाहः vā́haḥ	वाहौ / वाहा¹ vā́hau / vā́hā¹	वाहाः / वाहासः¹ vā́hāḥ / vā́hāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वाह vā́ha	वाहौ / वाहा¹ vā́hau / vā́hā¹	वाहाः / वाहासः¹ vā́hāḥ / vā́hāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वाहम् vā́ham	वाहौ / वाहा¹ vā́hau / vā́hā¹	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	¹Vedic

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 / वाहायै² vā́hāyāḥ / vā́hāyai²	वाहाभ्याम् vā́hābhyām	वाहाभ्यः vā́hābhyaḥ
Genitive	वाहायाः / वाहायै² vā́hāyāḥ / vā́hāyai²	वाहयोः vā́hayoḥ	वाहानाम् vā́hānām
Locative	वाहायाम् vā́hāyām	वाहयोः vā́hayoḥ	वाहासु vā́hāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

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
Notes	¹Vedic