میرا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• مینڈا (maiḍā), میڈا (maiṇḍā) — dialectal

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa मेर (mera) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). See there for more

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /meː.ɾäː/

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Pronoun

میرا • (merā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੇਰਾ)

1. singular masculine genitive of مَیں (maiṉ); my, mine

Declension

Declension of میرا

	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

Alternative forms

• مِرا (mirā) — poetic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi मेरौ (merau), मेरा (merā), from Apabhramsa महारिय (mahāriya), मेर (mera) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). See there for more. Cognate with Assamese মোৰ (mür), Gujarati મારું (mārũ), Punjabi ਮੇਰਾ (merā), Romani miro and Classical Persian مرا (marā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /meː.ɾɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Pronoun

میرا • (merā) m (Hindi spelling मेरा)

1. first-person singular possessive pronoun: mine

Determiner

میرا • (merā) m (plural ہمارا) (Hindi spelling मेरा)

1. first-person singular possessive determiner: my

Declension

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

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)