می
See also: مي
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-mi.
Particle
می or می or می or می • (mi or mı or mu or mü)
- Used to form interrogatives.
References
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [script needed] (HS) / [script needed] (mdy /may/, “wine”), from Old Persian *𐎶𐎯 (*m-du /*madu/), from Proto-Iranian *mádu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, mead”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /maj/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /maj/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /mej/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /maj/
Derived terms
- میخانه (meyxâne)
- میکده (meykade)
- میستان (meyestân)
- میگساری (meygosâri)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hmy /hamē/).
Alternative forms
- (archaic) همی (hami-)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /meː/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /meː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /miː/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /me/
Prefix
Dari | می |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ме- (me-) |
می • (mi-)
See also
Etymology 4
Alternative form of مگر (magar)
Pronunciation
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /mej/
Conjunction
می • (mey)
- (dialectal, Shiraz, Kazerun, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) but
- (dialectal, Shiraz, Khesht, Kazerun, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) unless
Southwestern Fars
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