ہمارا
Urdu
Etymology
Probably from Old Hindi हमारा (hamārā), हंमारा (haṃmārā), inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa अम्हारा (amhārā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀭𑀑 (amhakkerao)[1] or possibly 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (amhāṇaṃ), genitive of 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (amhe).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦə.mɑː.ɾɑː/
Pronoun
ہمارا • (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
ہمارا • (hamārā) m (Hindi spelling हमारा)
- first-person plural possessive determiner: our; plural of میرا (merā).
- (formal, majestic plural) first-person singular possessive determiner: my
Declension
| Declension of ہمارا | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ہمارا (hamārā) | ہمارے (hamāre) | ہماری (hamārī) | ہماری (hamārī) | |
| indirect | ہمارے (hamāre) | ہمارے (hamāre) | ہماری (hamārī) | ہماری (hamārī) | |
| vocative | ہمارے (hamāre) | ہمارے (hamāre) | ہماری (hamārī) | ہماری (hamārī) | |
See also
| Urdu possessive pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | singular | میرا (merā) | |
| plural | ہمارا (hamārā) | ||
| 2nd person | informal | تیرا (terā) | |
| familiar | تمہارا (tumhārā) | ||
| formal | آپ کا (āp-ka) | ||
| 3rd person | singular / informal | اس کا (is-ka / us-ka) | |
| plural / formal | ان کا (in-ka / un-ka) | ||
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “همارا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.