مهرداد

Persian

Etymology

From Parthian, from Old Iranian. The genuine Persian development is میلاد (milâd).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mihr.ˈdaːd/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [me̞ɦɾ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [me̞ɦɾ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɪɾ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [miɾ.d̪ɔ́ːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [meɦɹ.d̪ɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [meɦɾ.d̪ɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	mihrdād
Dari reading?	mehrdād
Iranian reading?	mehrdâd
Tajik reading?	mehrdod

Proper noun

Dari	مهرداد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Меҳрдод

مهرداد • (mehrdâd)

1. a male given name, Mehrdad, from Middle Persian