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)

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.