میزبان

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (myzdpʾn' /⁠mēzdbān⁠/, host). By surface analysis, میز (miz, table) +‎ ـبان (-bân, keeper, guardian).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? mēzbān, mīzbān
Dari reading? mēzbān
Iranian reading? mizbân
Tajik reading? mizbon
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Noun

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میزبان (mizbân)

  1. host

Descendants

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References

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

Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian میزبان (mēzbān).

Noun

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میزبان (mezbānm (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੇਜ਼ਬਾਨ)

  1. host
  2. anchorperson

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian میزبان (mēzbān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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میزْبان (mezbānm (Hindi spelling मेज़बान)

  1. host
  2. anchorperson
    Synonym: اینکرپرسن (ainkarparsan)

References

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  • میزبان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • میزبان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.