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”) and Pashto مېز‏ (mez).

PronunciationEdit

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

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NounEdit

Dari	میز‏
Iranian Persian	میز‏
Tajik	миз (miz)

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