میان

Persian

Alternative forms

(Tehrani) میون‎ (miyun)

Etymology

From Middle Persian mdyʾn' (mayān), from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (maiδya), Sanskrit मध्य (madhya), Ossetian мидӕг (midæg). See also Arabic مَيْدَان‎ (maydān), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /mijɑːn/
(Dari): IPA^(key): /mijɒːn/
(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mijɒːn/
- (Tehrani): IPA^(key): /mijuːn/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /mijɔːn/

Noun

میان • (miyân)

Synonyms

(centre): وسط‎ (vasat)

Derived terms

میانه‎ (miyâne)

Preposition

میان • (miyân-e)

Synonyms

بین‎ (beyn-e)
وسط‎ (vasat-e)

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