ਮੀਆਂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [miːãː]

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.