میان
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Persian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Tehrani) میون (miyun)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Persian mdyʾn' (mayān), from Old Persian *madyānaʰ, from Proto-Iranian *mádyānah, composed of *mádyah + *-anah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬀 (maiδiia), Sanskrit मध्य (madhya), Ossetian мидӕг (midæg), Gilaki مئن (men) and Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [mi.jɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mi.jɒːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mi.jɔn]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | miyān |
Dari reading? | miyān |
Iranian reading? | miyân |
Tajik reading? | miyon |
Noun[edit]
Dari | میان |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | миён |
میان • (miyân)
Synonyms[edit]
- (centre): وسط (vasat)
Derived terms[edit]
- میانه (miyâne)
Descendants[edit]
- → Bengali: মিঞা (mĩa), মিয়া (miẏa), মিয়াঁ (miẏã)
- → English: Miah
- → Ottoman Turkish: میان
- → Punjabi:
Preposition[edit]
میان • (miyân-e)
Synonyms[edit]
Categories:
- Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian
- Persian terms derived from Middle Persian
- Persian terms inherited from Old Persian
- Persian terms derived from Old Persian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian
- Proto-Iranian compound terms
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian nouns
- Dari
- Persian prepositions