میـ

Persian

Alternative forms

• همی (hamē-) — archaic

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hmy /⁠hamē⁠/).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [meː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [me]

Readings
Classical reading?	mē
Dari reading?	mē
Iranian reading?	mi
Tajik reading?	me

Prefix

Dari	میـ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ме-

میـ • (mi-)

1. a non-combining prefix used in the present and the imperfect tenses

   میـ (mi-) + کردم (kardam, “I did”) = می‌کردم (mi-kardam, “I used to do; I was doing”)