میلاد

See also: ميلاد

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مِيلَاد (mīlād).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [miː.lɑ́ːd̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [miː.lɑ́ːd̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mi.lɔ́ːd̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? mīlāḏ
Dari reading? mīlād
Iranian reading? milâd
Tajik reading? milod

Noun

میلاد • (milâd)

  1. birthday

Etymology 2

Through regular sound change from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼𐎭𐎠𐎫 (mi-θ-r-d-a-t, literally “given by Mithra”). See also مهرداد (mehrdâd).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [meː.lɑ́ːd̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [meː.lɑ́ːd̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [meː.lɔ́ːd̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? mēlāḏ
Dari reading? mēlād
Iranian reading? milâd
Tajik reading? melod

Proper noun

میلاد • (milâd, mêlâd)

  1. a male given name, Milad
    1. (Persian mythology) a hero in Shahnameh
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