مهران

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian mtrʾn (Mihrān). Compare Inscriptional Parthian mtrn (Mihrān). Compare the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian Միհրան (Mihran), Ancient Greek Μιτράνης (Mitránēs), Μιθρήνης (Mithrḗnēs), Μιθράνης (Mithránēs), Μιθρίνης (Mithrínēs), Μεεραν (Meeran), Georgian მირიან (mirian), მირვან (mirvan).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mɪhˈɾɑːn/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /mehˈɾɔn/

Proper noun

مهران • (mehrân)

(archaic, poetic) Indus
a male given name from Middle Persian, Mehran

Descendants

→ Punjabi: مہران‎ (mihrān)
→ Sindhi: مهران‎ (mihhrān)
→ Urdu: مہران‎ (mihrān)

References

Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1946), “Միհրան”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʿyunner; 25) (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 332—333
Justi, Ferdinand (1895) Iranisches Namenbuch‎ (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 214a

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