میر

See also: میز

Burushaski

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mujar]

Noun

میر (muyar) m

1. (her) husband

   Synonyms: ہپکݵن (hapkuin), ژمات (jamaat)

   Coordinate term: یوس (yuus)

References

• Sadaf Munshi (2015) “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project‎^[1].
• Bechtholdt, Astrid (2025) “muyar”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

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Najdi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَا (mā) +‎ Arabic غَيْر (ḡayr). Variant of مغير which preserves the غ.

Conjunction

میر (mēr)

1. only; just
2. however

Persian

Etymology 1

Verb

میر • (mir)

1. present stem form of مردن (mordan, “to die”)

Etymology 2

Noun

میر • (mir)

1. variant of امیر (amir)