Urdu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from Apabhramsa तुम्हारा (tumhārā), formed from Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (tumhe) or 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (tumhehiṃ) +‎ را (, genitive affix) by analogy with 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (amhe) or 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (amhehiṃ) to अम्हारा (amhārā) or possibly inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (tumhāṇaṃ), genitive of 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (tumhe).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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تُمْہارا (tumhārām (Hindi spelling तुम्हारा)

  1. (semiformal, familiar) second-person possessive pronoun, grammatically plural: yours; Early Modern English yours.

Determiner

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تمہارا (tumhārām (Hindi spelling तुम्हारा)

  1. second-person possessive determiner, grammatically plural: your; Early Modern English your.

Declension

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Declension of تمہارا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct تمہارا (tumhārā) تمہارے (tumhāre) تمہاری (tumhārī) تمہاری (tumhārī)
indirect تمہارے (tumhāre) تمہارے (tumhāre) تمہاری (tumhārī) تمہاری (tumhārī)

See also

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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)

References

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  1. ^ تمھارا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.