ہمارا
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi हमारा (hamārā), हंमारा (haṃmārā), from Apabhramsa अम्हार (amhāra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) by metathesis; see there for more
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦə.mɑː.ɾɑː/
Pronoun
ہَمارا • (hamārā) m (Hindi spelling हमारा)
- first-person plural possessive pronoun: ours; plural of میرا (merā)
- (formal, majestic plural) first-person singular possessive pronoun: mine
Determiner
ہَمارا • (hamārā) m (Hindi spelling हमारा)
- first-person plural possessive determiner: our; plural of میرا (merā)
- 1904, Muhammad Iqbal, Tarānā-e-Hind:
- سارے جہاں سے اچھا ہندوستاں ہَمارا
ہم بلبلیں ہیں اس کی، یہ گلستاں ہمارا- sāre jahā̃ se acchā hindostā̃ hamārā
ham bulbulẽ ha͠i is kī, ye gulistā̃ hamārā - Better than the whole world, is our Hindustan;
We are its nightingales, and it is our flower-garden.
- sāre jahā̃ se acchā hindostā̃ hamārā
- سارے جہاں سے اچھا ہندوستاں ہَمارا
- (formal, majestic plural) first-person singular possessive determiner: my
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ہمارا (hamārā) | ہمارے (hamāre) | ہماری (hamārī) | ہماری (hamārī) | |
| indirect | ہمارے (hamāre) | ہمارے (hamāre) | ہماری (hamārī) | ہماری (hamārī) | |
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) | ||