میان

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Persian

Alternative forms

میون (miyun) (Tehrani)

Etymology

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 (men) and Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
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(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	miyān
Dari reading^?	miyān
Iranian reading^?	miyân
Tajik reading^?	miyon

Noun


Iranian Persian	میان
Dari	میان
Tajik	миён

میان • (miyân)

middle
centre
Synonym: وسط (vasat)
(Dari) lord, sir

Derived terms

میانه (miyâne)

Descendants

→ Bengali: মিঞা (mĩa), মিয়া (miẏa), মিয়াঁ (miẏã)
- → English: Miah
→ Ottoman Turkish: میان
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਮੀਆਂ (mīā̃)

Shahmukhi script: میاں (mīyān)

Preposition

میان • (miyân-e)

Synonyms

بین (beyn-e)
وسط (vasat-e)

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