मीर
Hindi
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian مير (mīr), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr). Doublet of अमीर (amīr).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मीर • (mīr) m (Urdu spelling میر)
- chief, leader, head, emperor, prince, lord or governor
- (muslim) title of the Saiyyids (descendants of the family of Muhammad)
- (card games) the king
- (historical) title used by Muslim rulers of princely states
- an honour rank or designation like as to someone who wins a competition
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit मीर (mīra)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मीर • (mīr) m (Urdu spelling میر)
- the sea, ocean
- a particular part of a mountain
- a limit, boundary
- a drink, beverage
Declension
[edit]Declension of मीर (masc cons-stem)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- মীৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
- মীর (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- မီရ (Burmese script)
- મીર (Gujarati script)
- ਮੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೀರ (Kannada script)
- មីរ (Khmer script)
- ມີຣ (Lao script)
- മീര (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
- ମୀର (Odia script)
- ꢪꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
- මීර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
- மீர (Tamil script)
- మీర (Telugu script)
- มีร (Thai script)
- མཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
May be derived from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to fence”) or Proto-Indo-European *móri (“sea”). Possibly related to English mere or Latin mare. Perhaps a doublet of मेरु (meru).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मीर • (mīra) stem, m
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मीरः (mīraḥ) | मीरौ (mīrau) मीरा¹ (mīrā¹) |
मीराः (mīrāḥ) मीरासः¹ (mīrāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | मीर (mīra) | मीरौ (mīrau) मीरा¹ (mīrā¹) |
मीराः (mīrāḥ) मीरासः¹ (mīrāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मीरम् (mīram) | मीरौ (mīrau) मीरा¹ (mīrā¹) |
मीरान् (mīrān) |
| instrumental | मीरेण (mīreṇa) | मीराभ्याम् (mīrābhyām) | मीरैः (mīraiḥ) मीरेभिः¹ (mīrebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मीराय (mīrāya) | मीराभ्याम् (mīrābhyām) | मीरेभ्यः (mīrebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मीरात् (mīrāt) | मीराभ्याम् (mīrābhyām) | मीरेभ्यः (mīrebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मीरस्य (mīrasya) | मीरयोः (mīrayoḥ) | मीराणाम् (mīrāṇām) |
| locative | मीरे (mīre) | मीरयोः (mīrayoḥ) | मीरेषु (mīreṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “मीर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 819.
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