میان

Persian

Alternative forms

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 مئن (men) and Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mi.jɑːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mi.jɑːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mi.jɔːn]

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

Noun
Dari میان
Iranian Persian
Tajik миён

میان • (miyân)

  1. middle
  2. centre
  3. (Dari) lord, sir

Synonyms

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)

  1. among
  2. between

Synonyms
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