ਮੀਆਂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyân).

Noun

ਮੀਆਂ • (mīā̃) f (Shahmukhi spelling میاں)

  1. middle, midst
  2. sheath

Noun

ਮੀਆਂ • (mīā̃) m (Shahmukhi spelling میاں)

  1. husband
    Coordinate term: ਬੀਬੀ (bībī)
  2. father
  3. Muslim teacher
  4. (historical) Mian
  5. a term of respect affixed to names

Derived terms
  • ਮੀਆਂ ਬੀਬੀ m pl (mīā̃ bībī, “husband and wife”)
  • ਮੀਆਂ ਸਿੱਠੂ (mīā̃ siṭṭhū, “talkative”, adjective)

Further reading
  • “ਮੀਆਂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੀਆਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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