میلاد

See also: ميلاد

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مِيلَاد (mīlād).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [miː.ˈlɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.lɑ́ːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.lɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [miː.lɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mi.lɔ́ːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.lɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mi.lɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	mīlāḏ
Dari reading?	mīlād
Iranian reading?	milâd
Tajik reading?	milod

Noun

میلاد • (milâd)

1. birthday

Etymology 2

Through regular sound change from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼𐎭𐎠𐎫 (mi-θ-r-d-a-t, literally “given by Mithra”). See also مهرداد (mehrdâd).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [meː.lɑ́ːd̪]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.lɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [me.lɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	mēlāḏ
Dari reading?	mēlād
Iranian reading?	milâd
Tajik reading?	melod

Proper noun

میلاد • (milâd, mêlâd)

1. a male given name, Milad
   1. (Persian mythology) a hero in Shahnameh