میلاد

See also: ميلاد

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مِيلَاد (mīlād).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /miː.ˈlaːd/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.lɑ́ːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.lɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [miː.lɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mi.lɔ́ːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.lɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mi.lɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	mīlād
Dari reading?	mīlād
Iranian reading?	milâd
Tajik reading?	milod

Noun

میلاد • (milâd)

1. birthday

Etymology 2

Through regular sound change from Old Persian *Miθradātah. See also مهرداد (mehrdâd).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /meː.ˈlaːd/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [meː.lɑ́ːd̪]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.lɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [me.lɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	mēlād
Dari reading?	mēlād
Iranian reading?	milâd
Tajik reading?	melod

Proper noun

میلاد • (milâd, mêlâd)

1. a male given name, Milad
   1. (Iranian mythology) a hero in Shahnameh

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِيلَاد (mīlād).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /miː.lɑːd̪/

Noun

مِیلاد • (mīlād) m (Hindi spelling मीलाद)

1. birth

   Synonyms: جَنَم (janam), پَیدا (paidā), پَیدائِش (paidāiś), وِلادَت (vilādat)

2. birthday

   Synonyms: یَومِ وِلادَت (yaum-i vilādat), مَولُود (maulūd)