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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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Dari میان
Iranian Persian
Tajik миён

میان (miyân)

  1. middle
  2. centre
    Synonym: وسط (vasat)
  3. (Dari) lord, sir

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Preposition

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میان (miyân-e)

  1. among
  2. between

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