میان
Persian
Alternative forms
- (Tehrani) میون (miyun)
Etymology
From Middle Persian mdyʾn' (mayān), from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬀 (maiδya), Sanskrit मध्य (madhya). Also cognate to Old Armenian մէջ (mēǰ), Latin medius, medianus (French moyen), English mid.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /miˈjɒːn/
Noun
میان • (miyân)
Synonyms
- (centre): وسط (vasat)
Derived terms
- میانه (miyâne)
Preposition
میان (miyân-e)
Synonyms
- بین (beyn-e)
- وسط (vasat-e)