میزبان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (myzdpʾn' /mēzdbān/, “host”).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /meːzˈbɑːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /miːzˈbɒːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /mezˈbɔn/

Audio (Iranian Persian) (file)

Noun

میزبان • (mizbân)

host

Descendants

→ Bengali: মেজবান (mezban)
→ Punjabi: ਮੇਜ਼ਬਾਨ (mezbān)
Shahmukhi: میزبان‎ (mezbān)
→ Urdu: میزبان‎

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “mēzdbān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (mizbân).

Noun

میزبان • (mezbān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੇਜ਼ਬਾਨ)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (mizbân).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /meːz.bɑːn/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /meːz.bɑːn/
Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

میزبان • (transliteration needed) m (Hindi spelling मेज़बान)

host
anchorperson
Synonym: اینکرپرسن‎ (ainkarparsan)

References

“میزبان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“میزبان”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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