مرگ و میر

Persian

Etymology

مرگ (marg, “death”) +‎ و (o, “and”) +‎ میر (mir, present stem of مردن (mordan, “to die”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maɾ.ɡu.ˈmiːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.ɡʊ.míːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.ɡʊ.míːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.ɡʊ.míːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.ɡu.míɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɹ.ɡo.míːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.ɡu.míɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	margumīr
Dari reading?	margumīr
Iranian reading?	margomir
Tajik reading?	margumir

Noun

مرگ و میر • (marg o mir)

1. mortality (number of deaths as a rate)

   نرخ مرگ و میر ― nerx-e marg o mir ― mortality rate