میان

Persian

Alternative forms

(Tehrani) میون‎ (miyun)

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) and Arabic مَيْدَان‎ (maydān).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mijɑːn/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mɪjɑːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mijɒːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /mijɔn/

Noun

میان • (miyân)

Synonyms

(centre): وسط‎ (vasat)

Derived terms

میانه‎ (miyâne)

Descendants

→ Bengali: মিঞা (mĩa), মিয়া (miẏa); মিয়াঁ (miẏã)
- → English: Miah
→ Ottoman Turkish: میان‎

Preposition

میان • (miyân-e)

Synonyms

بین‎ (beyn-e)
وسط‎ (vasat-e)

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