As a Hindi name
मीर · noun · masculine
समुद्र · पर्वत का एक भाग · सीमा । हद — Śabdasāgara
मीर · noun · masculine
सरदार । प्रधान । नेता · धार्मिक आचार्य · सैयद जाति की उपाधि । जैसे, मीर सुलतान अली । किसी बड़े सरदार या रईस का पुत्र — Śabdasāgara
मीर · masculine
the sea, ocean; a particular part of a mountain; a limit, boundary; a drink, beverage
मीर · masculine
chief, leader, head, emperor, prince, lord or governor; title of the Saiyyids (descendants of the family of Muhammad); the king; title used by Muslim rulers of princely states
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi मीर — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit मीर (mīra)” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
mīra m. the sea, ocean, Uṇ. ii, 25, Sch. (L. also ‘a partic. part of a mountain; a limit, boundary; a drink, beverage’).
mīra m. (-raḥ) The ocean. E. mī to scatter, rak Uṇādi aff., and the vowel made long.
a Hindi word of Persian origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Classical Persian مير (mīr), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr). Doublet of अमीर (amīr).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the sea, ocean, Sch. ( also ‘a partic. part of a mountain; a limit, boundary; a drink, beverage’).
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mīra m. the sea, ocean, Uṇ. ii, 25, Sch. (L. also ‘a partic. part of a mountain; a limit, boundary; a drink, beverage’).
mīra m. (-raḥ) The ocean. E. mī to scatter, rak Uṇādi aff., and the vowel made long.
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