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मीर. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
मीर, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
मीर in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Hindi
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian مير (mīr), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr). Doublet of अमीर (amīr).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Borrowed from Sanskrit मीर (mīra)
Pronunciation
Noun
मीर • (mīr) m (Urdu spelling میر)
- the sea, ocean
- a particular part of a mountain
- a limit, boundary
- a drink, beverage
Declension
Declension of मीर (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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मीर
mīr
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मीर
mīr
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| oblique
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मीर
mīr
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मीरों
mīrõ
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| vocative
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मीर
mīr
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मीरो
mīro
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References
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
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
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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
Noun
मीर • (mīra) stem, m
- the sea, ocean
- a particular part of a mountain
- a limit, boundary
- a drink, beverage
Declension
References