میهن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian myhn' (mēhan, “home”), from Proto-Iranian [Term?]. Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬀 (maēθana, “station, dwelling, abode, residence”). Balochi میتگ (mētag, "village, home")

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [meː.ˈhan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [meː.ɦǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [meː.ɦǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [meː.jǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [meː.jǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.ɦǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [me.ɦǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	mēhan
Dari reading?	mēhan
Iranian reading?	mihan
Tajik reading?	mehan

Noun

Dari	میهن
Iranian Persian
Tajik	меҳан

میهن • (mihan)

1. homeland, native country
2. motherland, fatherland, mother country

Synonyms

• وطن (vatan)

Derived terms

• میهن‌پرست (mihan-parast)
• میهن‌پرستی (mihan-parasti)