وہی
vahī/ʋə.ɦiː/
To say same in Urdu, use وہی, romanized as vahī, for the very same one. If unsure, use وہی. Wiktionary also lists یکساں (yaksān).
Meaning: not different as regards self, identical (adj)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| وہی | vahī | /ʋə.ɦiː/ (Standard, Urdu) /ʋoː.ɦiː/ (colloquial) |
| یکساں | yaksān |
وہی points back to a specific person or thing already mentioned, meaning the same or that very one.
Which one should you use?
Use وہی for the very same one. Use یکساں, romanized as yaksān, for things that are uniform, consistent or identical in nature, such as identical patterns or equal treatment. برابر stresses equality, and یک جیسا is a formal alternative that stresses similarity.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
وہی can work as a pronoun on its own or as an adjective before a noun.
How do you pronounce it?
It is pronounced /ʋə.ɦiː/ in two syllables, with a soft v and a breathy h before a long ee.
Did you know?
- When Urdu speakers want to say 'me too' or 'same here' in a casual conversation, they often use the phrase میرا بھی (merā bhī) instead of the formal words for 'same'.
- The word برابر (barābar) used for 'same' or 'equal' is also used in daily Urdu to mean 'exactly' or 'precisely' when talking about time or measurements.
- In Urdu poetry, یکساں is frequently used to describe a state of spiritual or emotional equilibrium where opposites become the same.
Examples in context
- وہ وَہی آدمی ہَے جِسے مَیں نے دُکان پَر دیکھا تھا۔He is that very/the same man whom I saw at the shop.Here وَہی points to the same man the speaker saw at the shop.
- مجھے وہی رنگ پسند ہے۔mujhe vahi rang pasand hai.I like the same color.
- کیا یہ وہی کتاب ہے؟kya yeh vahi kitab hai?Is this the same book?
Example conversation
Ahmed and Sarah are looking for a specific item in a shop.
- احمد Ahmedکیا یہ وہی جرابیں ہیں جو تم چاہتی تھیں؟kya yeh vahi jurabien hain jo tum chahti thi?Are these the same socks that you wanted?
- سارہ Saraجی ہاں، یہ وہی ہیں۔ji haan, yeh vahi hain.Yes, they are the same.
- احمد Ahmedبہت اچھا، اب ہم انہیں خرید سکتے ہیں۔bohat achha, ab hum unhein khareed saktay hain.Very good, now we can buy them.
- سارہ Saraشکریہ، احمد۔shukriya, Ahmed.Thank you, Ahmed.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “same” translations and entries وہی, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
