میهن

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میهن

Etymology

From Middle Persian myhn' (mēhan, “home”), from Proto-Iranian [Term?]. Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬀 (maēθana, “station, dwelling, abode, residence”), Baluchi (mētag, “village, home”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [meː.ˈhan]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [meː.ɦǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [meː.jǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [meː.jǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.ɦǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [me.ɦǽn]

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Readings
Classical reading^?	mēhan
Dari reading^?	mēhan
Iranian reading^?	mihan
Tajik reading^?	mehan

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Noun

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Iranian Persian	میهن
Dari	میهن
Tajik	меҳан

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میهن • (mihan)

homeland, native country
motherland, fatherland, mother country

Synonyms

وطن (vatan)

Derived terms

میهن‌پرست (mihan-parast)
میهن‌پرستی (mihan-parasti)