ਮੈਦਾਨ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਮਦਾਨ (madān)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਮੈਦਾਨੁ (maidānu), a borrowing of Classical Persian میدان (maidān), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān), itself a borrowing from an Iranian language.

Noun

ਮੈਦਾਨ • (maidān) m (Shahmukhi spelling میدان)

1. plain
2. open space, ground, field

Derived terms

• ਜੰਗ ਦਾ ਮੈਦਾਨ m (jaṅg dā maidān, “battlefield”)
• ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਦਾ ਮੈਦਾਨ m (phuṭṭabāl dā maidān, “football field/pitch”)

Related terms

• ਮਦਾਨੀ (madānī, “plain (relational)”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਮੈਦਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024