میرا
Urdu
Etymology
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
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /meː.ɾɑː/
- (Deccani) IPA(key): /meː.ɾɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Pronoun
Determiner
میرا • (merā) m (plural ہمارا, Hindi spelling मेरा)
- first-person singular possessive determiner: my
Declension
| 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) | |
| vocative | میرے (mēre) | میرے (mēre) | میری (mērī) | میری (mērī) | |
See also
| Urdu possessive pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | singular | میرا (merā) | |
| plural | ہمارا (hamārā) | ||
| 2nd person | informal | تیرا (terā) | |
| familiar | تمہارا (tumhārā) | ||
| formal | آپ کا (āp-ka) | ||
| 3rd person | singular / informal | اس کا (is-ka / us-ka) | |
| plural / formal | ان کا (in-ka / un-ka) | ||
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “ميرا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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