میرا
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Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀏 (mae) + را (rā, genitive affix), the first element of which is from Sanskrit मे (me), variant dative of अहम् (aham).[1]
Cognate with Persian مرا (marâ).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /meː.ɾɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Pronoun
[edit]میرا • (merā) m (Hindi spelling मेरा)
Determiner
[edit]میرا • (merā) m (plural ہمارا, Hindi spelling मेरा)
- first-person singular possessive determiner: my
Declension
[edit]| Declension of میرا | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | میرا (mērā) | میرے (mēre) | میری (mērī) | میری (mērī) | |
| indirect | میرے (mēre) | میرے (mēre) | میری (mērī) | میری (mērī) | |
See also
[edit]| Urdu possessive pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | singular | میرا (merā) | |
| plural | ہَمارا (hamārā) | ||
| 2nd person | informal | تیرا (terā) | |
| familiar | تُمھارا (tumhārā) | ||
| formal | آپ کا (āp kā) | ||
| 3rd person | singular / informal | اِس کا (is kā), اُس کا (us kā) | |
| plural / formal | اِن کا (in kā), اُن کا (un kā) | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “ميرا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.