Word Meaning
मैरी
merī
hipronoun
Meaning
My, mine (first-person feminine possessive pronoun).
Detailed Meaning
A first-person feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'my' or 'belonging to me', shown here as a variant spelling of 'मेरी'. In this couplet, it grammatically qualifies the feminine noun phrase 'musht-e-khaak' (handful of dust), signifying the poet's own humble, tormented physical existence.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Indo-Aryan/Prakrit 'मेरा' (mera-), ultimately tracing to Old Indo-Aryan/Sanskrit 'मम' (mama) or genitive pronominal stems.
Usage
A primary possessive pronoun ubiquitously employed in ghazals to anchor the speaker's emotional state, body, or grief.
Examples
meri aah-e-sehar sun kar
kuchh meri daastaan-e-dil
Synonyms
मेरीमोहि
Related Words
मेरामेरेमुझमैं