मियाँ

See also: मया, माया, मायी, मींयां, मेय्, and मेय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān, “middle; lord, sir (in Indo-Persian)”). First attested as Old Hindi मींयां (mī̃yā̃). Cognate with Bengali মিঞা (mĩa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɪ.jɑ̃ː/, [mi.jä̃ː]

Noun

मियाँ • (miyā̃) m (Urdu spelling مِیاں)

1. husband

   Synonym: पति (pati)

   मियाँ बीवी ― miyā̃ bīvī ― husband and wife

2. (honorific) a Muslim man

   मियाँ भाई ― miyā̃ bhāī ― a Muslim man

Declension

Declension of मियाँ (masc unmarked ā̃-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मियाँ miyā̃	मियाँ miyā̃
oblique	मियाँ miyā̃	मियाओं miyāõ
vocative	मियाँ miyā̃	मियाओं miyāõ

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मियाँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मियाँ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मियाँ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House