मेरा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa मेरय m (meraya), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳 (maha, genitive singular) + Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀭 (kera) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). The first element is from a variant genitive in Prakrit of Sanskrit अहम् (aham), and the second element is ultimately from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya), used as a marker of possession even in Prakrit, cf. का (kā, genitive affix). [1] Cognate with Assamese মোৰ (mür), Punjabi ਮੇਰਾ (merā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /meː.ɾɑː/, [meː.ɾäː]

Pronoun

मेरा • (merā) m (Urdu spelling میرا‎)

  1. genitive of मैं (ma͠i); my, mine

Declension
Declension of मेरा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct मेरा
merā		 मेरे
mere		 मेरी
merī		 मेरी
merī
oblique मेरे
mere		 मेरे
mere		 मेरी
merī		 मेरी
merī
vocative मेरे
mere		 मेरे
mere		 मेरी
merī		 मेरी
merī

References
  1. Hercus, Luise (1991) Collected articles of LA Schwarzschild on Indo-Aryan 1953-1979, Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 12-14
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