میرا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa मेर (mera) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). See there for more
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /meː.ɾäː/
Audio (Standard Punjabi): (file)
Pronoun
میرا • (merā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੇਰਾ)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | میرا (merā) | میرے (mere) | میری (merī) | میرِیاں (meriyāṉ) | |
| oblique | میرے (mere) | میریاں (mereyāṉ) | میری (merī) | میرِیاں (meriyāṉ) | |
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/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Pronoun
میرا • (merā) m (Hindi spelling मेरा)
Determiner
میرا • (merā) m (plural ہمارا, Hindi spelling मेरा)
- first-person singular possessive determiner: my
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | میرا (mērā) | میرے (mēre) | میری (mērī) | میری (mērī) | |
| indirect | میرے (mēre) | میرے (mēre) | میری (mērī) | میری (mērī) | |
See also
| Urdu possessive pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | singular | میرا (merā) | |
| plural | ہَمارا (hamārā) | ||
| 2nd person | informal | تیرا (terā) | |
| familiar | تُمہارا | ||
| formal | آپ کا (āp kā) | ||
| 3rd person | singular / informal | اِس کا (is kā), اُس کا (us kā) | |
| plural / formal | اِن کا (in kā), اُن کا (un kā) | ||
References
- ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “ميرا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.