Urdu

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Etymology

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From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀏 (mae) +‎ را (, genitive affix), the first element of which is from Sanskrit मे (me), variant dative of अहम् (aham).[1]

Cognate with Persian مرا (marâ).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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میرا (merām (Hindi spelling मेरा)

  1. first-person singular possessive pronoun: mine

Determiner

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میرا (merām (plural ہمارا, Hindi spelling मेरा)

  1. first-person singular possessive determiner: my

Declension

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Declension of میرا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct میرا (mērā) میرے (mēre) میری (mērī) میری (mērī)
indirect میرے (mēre) میرے (mēre) میری (mērī) میری (mērī)
vocative میرے (mēre) میرے (mēre) میری (mērī) میری (mērī)

See also

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Urdu possessive pronouns
1st person singular میرا (merā)
plural ہَمارا (hamārā)
2nd person informal تیرا (terā)
familiar تُمھارا (tumhārā)
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

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