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Burushaski
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
میر (muyar) m
- (her) husband
- Synonyms: ہپکݵن (hapkuin), ژمات (jamaat)
- Coordinate term: یوس (yuus)
References
- Sadaf Munshi (2015) “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project.
- Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024) “muyar”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.
Najdi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic مَا (mā) + Arabic غَيْر (ḡayr). Variant of مغير which preserves the غ.
Conjunction
میر (mēr)
- only; just
- however
Persian
Etymology 1
Verb
میر • (mir)
- present stem form of مردن (mordan, “to die”)
Etymology 2
Noun
میر • (mir)
- variant of امیر (amir)