میان

Persian

Alternative forms

• (Tehrani) میون (miyun)

Etymology

From Middle Persian mdyʾn' (mayān), from Old Persian *madyānaʰ, from Proto-Iranian *mádyānah, composed of *mádyah +‎ *-anah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬀 (maⁱδiia), Sanskrit मध्य (madhya), Ossetian мидӕг (midæg), Gilaki مئن (men) and Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mi.jɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mi.jɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mi.jɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mi.jɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mi.jɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mi.jɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mi.jɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	miyān
Dari reading?	miyān
Iranian reading?	miyân
Tajik reading?	miyon

Noun

Dari	میان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	миён

میان • (miyân)

1. middle
2. centre
3. (Dari) lord, sir

Synonyms

• (centre): وسط (vasat)

Derived terms

• میانه (miyâne)

Descendants

• → Bengali: মিঞা (mĩa), মিয়া (miẏa); মিয়াঁ (miẏã)
  • → English: Miah
• → Ottoman Turkish: میان
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਮੀਆਂ (mīā̃)

  Shahmukhi script: میان (mīyān)

Preposition

میان • (miyân-e)

1. among
2. between

Synonyms

• بین (beyn-e)
• وسط (vasat-e)