مهران

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian mtrʾn (Mihrān). Compare Inscriptional Parthian mtrn (Mihrān). Compare the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian Միհրան (Mihran), Ancient Greek Μιτράνης (Mitránēs), Μιθρήνης (Mithrḗnēs), Μιθράνης (Mithránēs), Μιθρίνης (Mithrínēs), Μεεραν (Meeran), Georgian მირიან (mirian), მირვან (mirvan).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? mihrān
Dari reading? mehrān
Iranian reading? mehrân
Tajik reading? mehron

Proper noun

مهران • (mehrân)

  1. (archaic, poetic) Indus
  2. a male given name from Middle Persian, Mehran

Descendants

  • → Punjabi: مہران (mehrān)
  • → Sindhi: مَهَراڻُ (maharāṇu)
  • → Urdu: مہران (mehrān)

References

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1946) “Միհրան”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 25) (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 332—333
  • Justi, Ferdinand (1895) Iranisches Namenbuch‎ (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 214a
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