تیرا
Urdu
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀏 (tae) + را (rā, genitive affix), the first element of which is from Sanskrit ते (te), variant dative of त्वम् (tvam).[1]
Cognate with Classical Persian ترا (turā): تو (tū) + را (rā)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪eː.ɾɑː/
Pronoun
تیرا • (terā) m (Hindi spelling तेरा)
- (informal, intimate, contemptuous, possibly vulgar) second-person singular possessive pronoun: yours, thine; Early Modern English thine.
- (dialectal, literary, religion) second-person singular possessive pronoun, intimate or very polite: thine
Determiner
تیرا • (terā) m (plural تمہارا, Hindi spelling तेरा)
- (informal, intimate, contemptuous, possibly vulgar) second-person singular possessive determiner: your, thy; Early Modern English thy.
- (dialectal, literary, religion) second-person singular possessive determiner, intimate or very polite: thy
Declension
| Declension of تیرا | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | تیرا (terā) | تیرے (tere) | تیری (terī) | تیری (terī) | |
| indirect | تیرے (tere) | تیرے (tere) | تیری (terī) | تیری (terī) | |
| vocative | تیرے (tere) | تیرے (tere) | تیری (terī) | تیری (terī) | |
See also
| 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
- Platts, John T. (1884) “تيرا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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