میری جان
merī jānendearment, everyday
The most common way to say "my love" in Pakistan is میری جان (merī jān), literally "my life". A more poetic choice is میری محبت (merī muhabbat). It is also called جانِ من (jān-e-man).
Meaning: term of endearment (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Pakistan | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| میری جان | merī jān | endearment, everyday |
| میری محبت | merī muhabbat | poetic |
| جانِ من | jān-e-man | poetic, Persian style |
میری جان (merī jān) is used by couples and also by parents with children. جانِ من (jān-e-man) is a Persian-style expression that feels more romantic and literary.
Which one should you use?
میری محبت (merī muhabbat) means "my love" as a feeling or the person who is the love of your life. It is heard more in songs and poems than in everyday talk.
Did you know?
- جان (jān) literally means "life" and is also the ending of respectful names such as بھائی جان (bhāʾī jān).
Examples in context
- میری جان، تم کہاں ہو؟merī jān, tum kahāñ ho?My love, where are you?
- وہ میری محبت ہےwoh merī muhabbat haiShe is my love
Example conversation
Newlyweds Imran and Sadia talk in the evening in their flat in Lahore.
- Imranمیری جان، چائے بناؤ گی؟merī jān, chāʾe banāo gī?My love, will you make tea?
- Sadiaہاں، ابھی لاتی ہوں۔hāñ, abhī lātī hūñ.Yes, I will bring it now.
- Imranشکریہ، میری جان۔shukriya, merī jān.Thank you, my love.
