ਮੀਆਂ
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Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyân).
Noun[edit]
ਮੀਆਂ • (mīā̃) f (Shahmukhi spelling میاں)
Noun[edit]
ਮੀਆਂ • (mīā̃) m (Shahmukhi spelling میاں)
- husband
- Coordinate term: ਬੀਬੀ (bībī)
- father
- Muslim teacher
- (historical) Mian
- a term of respect affixed to names
Derived terms[edit]
- ਮੀਆਂ ਬੀਬੀ m pl (mīā̃ bībī, “husband and wife”)
- ਮੀਆਂ ਸਿੱਠੂ (mīā̃ siṭṭhū, “talkative”, adjective)