مقیاس

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِقْيَاس (miqyās).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [miq.ˈjɑːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪq.jɑ́ːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪq.jɑ́ːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɪq.jɑ́ːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [miq.jɔ́ːs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [meʁ.jɒ́ːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [miq.jɔ́s]

Readings
Classical reading?	miqyās
Dari reading?	miqyās
Iranian reading?	meğyâs
Tajik reading?	miqyos

Noun

مقیاس • (meqyâs)

1. scale (i.e. on a map)

   به نظر می‌رسد هیچ مقیاسی در نقشه وجود ندارد.

   be nazar mi-resad hič meğyâsi dar nağše vojud nadârad

   It appears that no scale exists in the map.

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مقیاس”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim