मीर

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مير (mīr), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr). Doublet of अमीर (amīr).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /miːɾ/
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

मीर • (mīr) m (Urdu spelling میر)

1. chief, leader, head, emperor, prince, lord or governor
2. (muslim) title of the Saiyyids (descendants of the family of Muhammad)
3. (card games) the king
4. (historical) title used by Muslim rulers of princely states
5. an honour rank or designation like as to someone who wins a competition

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मीर (mīra)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /miːɾ/

Noun

मीर • (mīr) m (Urdu spelling میر)

1. the sea, ocean
2. a particular part of a mountain
3. a limit, boundary
4. a drink, beverage

Declension

Declension of मीर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मीर mīr	मीर mīr
oblique	मीर mīr	मीरों mīrõ
vocative	मीर mīr	मीरो mīro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /miː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /miː.ɾɐ/

Noun

मीर • (mīra) stem, m

1. the sea, ocean
2. a particular part of a mountain
3. a limit, boundary
4. a drink, beverage

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मीर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मीरः (mīraḥ)	मीरौ (mīrau) मीरा¹ (mīrā¹)	मीराः (mīrāḥ) मीरासः¹ (mīrāsaḥ¹)
vocative	मीर (mīra)	मीरौ (mīrau) मीरा¹ (mīrā¹)	मीराः (mīrāḥ) मीरासः¹ (mīrāsaḥ¹)
accusative	मीरम् (mīram)	मीरौ (mīrau) मीरा¹ (mīrā¹)	मीरान् (mīrān)
instrumental	मीरेण (mīreṇa)	मीराभ्याम् (mīrābhyām)	मीरैः (mīraiḥ) मीरेभिः¹ (mīrebhiḥ¹)
dative	मीराय (mīrāya)	मीराभ्याम् (mīrābhyām)	मीरेभ्यः (mīrebhyaḥ)
ablative	मीरात् (mīrāt)	मीराभ्याम् (mīrābhyām)	मीरेभ्यः (mīrebhyaḥ)
genitive	मीरस्य (mīrasya)	मीरयोः (mīrayoḥ)	मीराणाम् (mīrāṇām)
locative	मीरे (mīre)	मीरयोः (mīrayoḥ)	मीरेषु (mīreṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मीर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 819.