مرا
Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Contraction of first person singular pronoun من (man) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH, Itself from Proto-Indo-European *éǵH-om; and the direct-object particle را (râ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈma.ɾaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mǽ.ɾɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mǽ.ɹɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mǽ.ɾɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | márā |
| Dari reading? | marā |
| Iranian reading? | marâ |
| Tajik reading? | maro |
Pronoun
| Dari | مرا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | маро |
مرا • (marâ)
- form of من (man) with the oblique particle را (râ), used to generate dative, genitive, and accusative forms for the first person singular pronoun.
- مرا دیدی؟ ― marâ dīdī? ― Did you see me? (accusative)
- مرا گویی که رایی؟ ― marâ gōyī kirâ-yī? ― You ask me "who are you?" (dative)
- مرا عهدیست با جانان ― marâ a'hdêst bâ jânân ― I have a covenant with the Beloved. (genitive)
- a second-person pronoun; تو (to, “you”) as a grammatical object, "me".
See also
- ترا (torâ, torâ)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa, “woman”).
Noun
مرا • (mara) f (plural نسوان (niswān))
- alternative form of مرة (mara, “woman, wife”)
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɪ.ɾɑː/, [me.ɾɑː]
Pronoun
مِرا • (mirā) (Hindi spelling मिरा) (poetic)
- alternative form of میرا (merā)