مردم

Pashto

Noun

مردم • (mardúm) m

1. people, the world, mankind, humanity

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian ANŠWTA, mltwm’ (mardōm, “mankind, people”). Related to مرد (mard, “man”), مردن (mordan, “to die”). Cognate to Sogdian [script needed] (mrtxm’y /⁠martoxmē, martəxmē⁠/, “people, man”). Analyzable in Persian as مرد (mard, “man”) +‎ تخم (toxm, “descent, seed”) (lit. "descent of man")[1].

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	m
Dari reading?	m
Iranian reading?	m
Tajik reading?	m

Noun

Dari	مردم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мардум

مردم • (mardom) (plural مردمان (mardomân) or مردم‌ها (mardom-hâ))

1. (archaic) human
2. people
3. (literary) pupil (of the eye)

   Synonym: (more common) مردمک (mardomak)

Related terms

• مردمی (mardomi)
• مردم‌دار (mardom-dâr)
• مردم‌دوست (mardom-dust)
• مردم‌دوستی (mardom-dusti)
• مردم‌شناس (mardom-šenâs)
• مردم‌فریب (mardom-farib)
• مردم‌شناسی (mardom-šenâsi)
• مردم‌سالاری (mardom-sâlâri)
• مردم‌آزاری (mardom-âzâri)

See also

• مرد (mard)
• زن (zan)
• انسان (ensân)

References

1. Kazzazi, Mir Jalaleddin, Nāme-ye Bāstān (The Ancient Book): The Interpretation of Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vol. I, ed. 2, 2013.
2. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “مردم”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press