Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian میر (mīr), procoped from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, prince, commander).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /miɾ/, [ˈmiːɾ], [ˈmiɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /miɹ/, [ˈmiɹ]

Noun

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মীর (mir)

  1. prince, emir, chieftain
  2. commander
    Synonym: আমীর (amir)
  3. grandee, nobleman

Proper noun

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মীর (mir)

  1. a surname from Persian

Derived terms

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