مرد

See also: مزد

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root م ر د (m-r-d).

Verb

1. to be bold
2. to be rebellious
3. to be constant with something (with على)
4. to suckle

Etymology 2

Form-II causative of مَرَدَ (marada, “to be constant”).

Verb

مَرَّدَ • (marrada) II (non-past يُمَرِّدُ (yumarridu), verbal noun تَمْرِيد (tamrīd)) (causative)

1. to polish, to level

Etymology 3

Verb

1. to be beardless
2. to be callow or inexperienced

Descendants

• مِرِّيد (mirrīd, “a rebel or bold person”)
• مُرُود (murūd, “mutiny, rebellion”)
• مَارِد (mārid, “mutinous, rebel”)

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Baluchi

Noun

مرد • (mard)

1. man (male human)

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Persian

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian GBRA / mlt' (mard, “man”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 (martiya, “man”), probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Iranian from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-Iranian, and ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós, *mr̥tó- (“mortal”), from *mer- (“to die”). Akin to Kurdish , Sanskrit मर्त (márta, “mortal, man”), Old Armenian մարդ (mard, “man”), Ancient Greek βροτός (brotós, “mortal”). See also مردن (mordan), مرده (morde).

Pronunciation

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• (dialectal, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) IPA^(key): /meɾd/

Noun

Dari	مرد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мард

مرد • (mard) (plural مردان (mardân) or مردها (mard-hâ))

1. man (male human)

Related terms

• مردانه (mardâne), مردونه (mardune)
• مردم (mardom)

See also

• زن (zan)

Etymology 2

Verb

مرد • (mord)

1. past stem of مردن

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Urdu

Noun

1. man (male human)