مرید

See also: مريد

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَرِيد (marīd).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ma.ɾiːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ɾiːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ɾiːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.ɾiːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.ɾid̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.ɹiːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ɾid̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	marīḏ
Dari reading?	marīd
Iranian reading?	marid
Tajik reading?	marid

Adjective

مرید • (marid)

1. stubborn, perverse, unruly, disobedient, obstinate

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مِرِّيد (mirrīd).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [miɾ.ɾiːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪr.riːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪr.riːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɪr.riːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mir.rid̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [meɹ.ɹiːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [miɾ.ɾid̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	mirrīḏ
Dari reading?	mirrīd
Iranian reading?	merrid
Tajik reading?	mirrid

Adjective

مرید • (merrid)

1. very stubborn

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic مُرِيد (murīd).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾiːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾiːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾiːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾiːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾid̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ɹiːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾid̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	murīḏ
Dari reading?	murīd
Iranian reading?	morid
Tajik reading?	murid

Noun

مرید • (morid)

1. disciple, devotee, follower, novice, obsequious follower

   Synonyms: شاگرد (šâgerd), (Mughal Empire) چیله (čēla)

   Antonyms: مرشد (moršed), امام (emâm), پیشوا (pēšvā)

2. henchman

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مرید”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مرید”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim