میز

See also: مێز and میر

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PersianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Persian my(ʾ)zd ‎(mēzd, “offering, meal”). Compare Kurdish mêze ‎(“table”).

PronunciationEdit

• (Classic Persian): IPA^(key): /meːz/
• (Dari): IPA^(key): /meːz/
• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /miːz/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /mez/

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NounEdit

میز • ‎(miz) ‎(plural میزها ‎(miz-hâ))

1. (archaic) meal, feast
2. table
3. desk

Derived termsEdit

• میزبان ‎(mizbân)

Etymology 2Edit

From the verb میزیدن ‎(mizidan), میختن ‎(mixtan) "to urinate". Compare Kurdish mîz ‎(“urine”).

NounEdit

میز • ‎(miz)

1. urine

Derived termsEdit

• میزراه ‎(mizrâh)

ReferencesEdit

• "میز" in Dehkhoda Dictionary.
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “mēzd”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

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UrduEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Persian میز ‎(miz).

NounEdit

میز • ‎(mez) f ‎(Hindi spelling मेज़)

1. table