میترا

Persian

Etymology

Learned borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra, whence also inherited مهر (mehr).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Directly borrowed from Old Persian or by way of a European language?”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /miːt.ˈraː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [miːt̪.ɾɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [miːt̪.ɾɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [miːt̪.ɾɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mit̪.ɾɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miːt̪ʰ.ɹɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mit̪.ɾɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	mītrā
Dari reading?	mītrā
Iranian reading?	mitrâ
Tajik reading?	mitro

Proper noun

میترا • (mītrā / mitrâ) (Tajik spelling Митро)

1. a female given name, Mitra