ہمارا

Urdu

Etymology

Probably from Old Hindi हमारा (hamārā), हंमारा (haṃmārā), inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa अम्हारा (amhārā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀭𑀑 (amhakkerao)[1] or possibly 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (amhāṇaṃ), genitive of 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (amhe).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ہمارا • (hamārā) m (Hindi spelling हमारा)

  1. first-person plural possessive pronoun: ours; plural of میرا‎ (merā)
  2. (formal, majestic plural) first-person singular possessive pronoun: mine

Determiner

ہمارا • (hamārā) m (Hindi spelling हमारा‎)

  1. first-person plural possessive determiner: our; plural of میرا‎ (merā).
  2. (formal, majestic plural) first-person singular possessive determiner: my

Declension

Declension of ہمارا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ہمارا‎ (hamārā) ہمارے‎ (hamāre) ہماری‎ (hamārī) ہماری‎ (hamārī)
indirect ہمارے‎ (hamāre) ہمارے‎ (hamāre) ہماری‎ (hamārī) ہماری‎ (hamārī)
vocative ہمارے‎ (hamāre) ہمارے‎ (hamāre) ہماری‎ (hamārī) ہماری‎ (hamārī)

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

  1. Platts, John T. (1884), “همارا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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