میان

Persian

Alternative forms

• (Tehrani) میون‎ (miyun)

Etymology

From Middle Persian mdyʾn' (mayān), from Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (maⁱδiia), Sanskrit मध्य (madhya), Ossetian мидӕг (midæg). See also Arabic مَيْدَان‎ (maydān), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mijɑːn/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mɪjɑːn/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mijɒːn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /mijɔn/

Noun

میان • (miyân)

1. middle
2. centre
3. (Dari) lord, sir

Synonyms

• (centre): وسط‎ (vasat)

Derived terms

• میانه‎ (miyâne)

Descendants

• Bengali: মিঞা (miã), মিয়া (miẏa); মিয়াঁ (miẏã)
  • → English: Miah
• → Ottoman Turkish: میان‎

Preposition

میان • (miyân-e)

1. among
2. between

Synonyms

• بین‎ (beyn-e)
• وسط‎ (vasat-e)