Word Meaning
हमीं
hamīñ
hipronoun
Meaning
We ourselves, only we, or we alone (emphatic form of we).
Detailed Meaning
An emphatic first-person plural pronoun formed by fusing 'ham' (we) with the intensive marker 'hī' (only/self). In Mir's verse, it emphasizes that the heavenly beloved was right among us (or within ourselves), yet the failure to recognize that grace was purely a defect of our own perception.
Etymology
Derived from Old Indo-Aryan/Prakrit forms through Hindustani: the pronoun 'हम' (ham) merged with the emphatic particle 'ही' (hī).
Usage
Commonly employed in Urdu poetry to direct attention inward, often conveying self-reproach, solitary pride, or tragic agency.
Examples
It was we alone who nurtured this garden with our tears.
Only we were oblivious to our own good fortune.
Synonyms
हम हीहम ख़ुद
Related Words
हमहमाराहमको