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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān, “middle; lord, sir (in Indo-Persian)”). First attested as Old Hindi मींयां (mī̃yā̃). Cognate with Bengali মিঞা (mĩa).
Pronunciation
Noun
मियाँ • (miyā̃) m (Urdu spelling مِیاں)
- husband
- Synonym: पति (pati)
- मियाँ बीवी ― miyā̃ bīvī ― husband and wife
- (honorific) a Muslim man
- मियाँ भाई ― miyā̃ bhāī ― a Muslim man
Declension
Declension of मियाँ (masc unmarked ā̃-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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मियाँ
miyā̃
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मियाँ
miyā̃
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| oblique
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मियाँ
miyā̃
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मियाओं
miyāõ
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| vocative
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मियाँ
miyā̃
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मियाओं
miyāõ
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Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मियाँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मियाँ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मियाँ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House