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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyân).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਮੀਆਂ • (mīā̃) f (Shahmukhi spelling میاں)
- middle, midst
- sheath
Noun
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
- ਮੀਆਂ ਬੀਬੀ m pl (mīā̃ bībī, “husband and wife”)
- ਮੀਆਂ ਸਿੱਠੂ (mīā̃ siṭṭhū, “talkative”, adjective)
Further reading
- “ਮੀਆਂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੀਆਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.