मीर
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian مير (mīr), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr). Doublet of अमीर (amīr).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
मीर • (mīr) m (Urdu spelling میر)
- chief, leader, head, emperor, prince, lord or governor
- (muslim) title of the Saiyyids (descendants of the family of Muhammad)
- (card games) the king
- (historical) title used by Muslim rulers of princely states
- an honour rank or designation like as to someone who wins a competition
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit मीर (mīra)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
मीर • (mīr) m (Urdu spelling میر)
- the sea, ocean
- a particular part of a mountain
- a limit, boundary
- a drink, beverage
Declension[edit]
Declension of मीर (masc cons-stem)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit[edit]
Alternative scripts[edit]
Alternative scripts
- মীৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
- মীর (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- မီရ (Burmese script)
- મીર (Gujarati script)
- ਮੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೀರ (Kannada script)
- មីរ (Khmer script)
- ມີຣ (Lao script)
- മീര (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
- ମୀର (Odia script)
- ꢪꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
- මීර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
- மீர (Tamil script)
- మీర (Telugu script)
- มีร (Thai script)
- མཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
May be derived from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to fence”) or Proto-Indo-European *móri (“sea”). Possibly related to English mere or Latin mare. Perhaps a doublet of मेरु (meru).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
मीर • (mīra) stem, m
Declension[edit]
| Masculine a-stem declension of मीर (mīra) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मीरः mīraḥ |
मीरौ / मीरा¹ mīrau / mīrā¹ |
मीराः / मीरासः¹ mīrāḥ / mīrāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | मीर mīra |
मीरौ / मीरा¹ mīrau / mīrā¹ |
मीराः / मीरासः¹ mīrāḥ / mīrāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | मीरम् mīram |
मीरौ / मीरा¹ mīrau / mīrā¹ |
मीरान् mīrān |
| Instrumental | मीरेण mīreṇa |
मीराभ्याम् mīrābhyām |
मीरैः / मीरेभिः¹ mīraiḥ / mīrebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | मीराय mīrāya |
मीराभ्याम् mīrābhyām |
मीरेभ्यः mīrebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मीरात् mīrāt |
मीराभ्याम् mīrābhyām |
मीरेभ्यः mīrebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मीरस्य mīrasya |
मीरयोः mīrayoḥ |
मीराणाम् mīrāṇām |
| Locative | मीरे mīre |
मीरयोः mīrayoḥ |
मीरेषु mīreṣu |
| Notes |
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References[edit]
- Monier Williams (1899) “मीर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 819.
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