مردم

مردم • (mardúm) m

1. people, the world, mankind, humanity

From Middle Persian ANŠWTA, mltwm’ (mardōm, “mankind, people”). Related to مرد‎ (mard, “man”), مردن‎ (mordan, “to die”). Cognate to Sogdian [script needed] (mrtxm’y /martoxmē, martəxmē/, “people, man”). Analyzable in Persian as مرد‎ (mard, “man”) +‎ تخم‎ (toxm, “descent, seed”) (lit. "descent of man")[1].

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /maɾdum/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /maɾdʊm/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mæɾdom/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /maɾdum/

مردم • (mardom) (plural مردمان‎ (mardomân) or مردم‌ها‎ (mardom-hâ))

1. (archaic) human
2. people
3. (literary) pupil (of the eye)

   Synonym: (more common) مردمک‎ (mardomak)

• مرد‎ (mard)
• زن‎ (zan)
• انسان‎ (ensân)

1. Kazzazi, Mir Jalaleddin, Nāme-ye Bāstān (The Ancient Book): The Interpretation of Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vol. I, ed. 2, 2013.
2. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “مردم”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press