می
Mazanderani
Noun
می (mi)Category:Mazanderani lemmas#میCategory:Mazanderani nouns#میCategory:Mazanderani entries with incorrect language header#میCategory:Pages with entries#میCategory:Pages with 5 entries#می
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-TurkicCategory:Ottoman Turkish terms inherited from Proto-Turkic#میCategory:Ottoman Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic#می *-mi.
Particle
می • (mi or mı or mu or mü)Category:Ottoman Turkish lemmas#میCategory:Ottoman Turkish particles#میCategory:Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header#میCategory:Pages with entries#میCategory:Pages with 5 entries#می
- Used to form interrogatives.
Descendants
References
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle PersianCategory:Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian#میCategory:Persian terms derived from Middle Persian#می [script needed]Category:Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms#می (HS) / [script needed]Category:Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms#می (mdy /may/, “wine”), from Old PersianCategory:Persian terms inherited from Old Persian#میCategory:Persian terms derived from Old Persian#می *𐎶𐎯 (*m-du /*madu/), from Proto-IranianCategory:Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian#میCategory:Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian#می *mádu, from Proto-Indo-IranianCategory:Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian#میCategory:Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#می *mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#میCategory:Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#می *médʰu (“honey, mead”).[1]
Pronunciation
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | may |
| Dari reading? | may |
| Iranian reading? | mey |
| Tajik reading? | may |
Noun
می • (may / mey) (Tajik spelling май)Category:Persian lemmas#میCategory:Persian nouns#میCategory:Persian entries with incorrect language header#میCategory:Pages with entries#میCategory:Pages with 5 entries#می
- Category:fa:Wine#می(literaryCategory:Persian literary terms#می) wine
- Category:fa:Alcoholic beverages#میalcoholic beverage
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Persian terms borrowed from English#میCategory:Persian terms derived from English#می May.
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäj], [meː]Category:Persian terms with IPA pronunciation#می
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mäj], [meː]Category:Persian terms with IPA pronunciation#می
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mäj], [meː]Category:Persian terms with IPA pronunciation#می
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | may, mē |
| Iranian reading? | mey |
Proper noun
می • (may / mey or mē / -) (Tajik spelling майCategory:Persian terms in nonstandard scripts#میCategory:Persian links with redundant wikilinks#میCategory:Persian links with redundant alt parameters#میCategory:Persian links with manual fragments#می)Category:Persian lemmas#میCategory:Persian proper nouns#میCategory:Persian entries with incorrect language header#میCategory:Pages with entries#میCategory:Pages with 5 entries#می
- (DariCategory:Dari#می, Indo-PersianCategory:Indo-Persian#می, now IranCategory:Iranian Persian#می) May
See also
| Gregorian calendar months in Persian · مَاههَایِ تَقْوِیمِ گِریگورِی (māh-hā-yi taqwīm-i girēgōrī) (Dari Persian) (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| January | February | March | April |
| جَنْوَرِی (janwarī) | فِبْرُوَرِی (fibruwarī) | مَارْچ (mārč) | اَپْریل (aprēl) |
| May | June | July | August |
| می (mē) | جُون (jūn) | جُولَای (jūlāy) | آگِسْت (āgist), اَگِسْت (agist) |
| September | October | November | December |
| سِپْتِمْبَر (siptimbar) | اَکْتوبَر (aktōbar) | نَوِمْبَر (nawimbar) | دِسِمْبَر (disimbar) |
| Gregorian calendar months in Persian · ماههایِ تَقْویمِ میلادی (mâh-hâ-ye taġvim-e milâdi)Category:Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#می (Iranian Persian) (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| January | February | March | April |
| ژانْوِیِه (žânviye) | فِوْرِیِه (fevriye) | مارْس (mârs) | آوْریل (âvril) |
| May | June | July | August |
| مِه (me), مِی (mey) | ژوئَن (žu'an) | ژوئِیِه (žu'iye), جولای (julây) | اوت (ut), آگوسْت (âgost)Category:Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#می |
| September | October | November | December |
| سِپْتامْبْر (septâmbr) | اُکْتُبْر (oktobr) | نُوامْبْر (novâmbr) | دِسامْبْر (desâmbr) |
Etymology 3
Alternative form of مگر (magar).
Pronunciation
Preposition
می • (mey)Category:Persian lemmas#میCategory:Persian prepositions#میCategory:Persian entries with incorrect language header#میCategory:Pages with entries#میCategory:Pages with 5 entries#می
Conjunction
می • (mey)Category:Persian lemmas#میCategory:Persian conjunctions#میCategory:Persian entries with incorrect language header#میCategory:Pages with entries#میCategory:Pages with 5 entries#می
- (dialectalCategory:Persian dialectal terms#می, ShirazCategory:Shiraz Persian#می, Kazerun, Khesht, Konartakhteh, DashtestanCategory:Dashtestani Persian#می) but
- (dialectalCategory:Persian dialectal terms#می, ShirazCategory:Shiraz Persian#می, Khesht, Kazerun, Konartakhteh, DashtestanCategory:Dashtestani Persian#می) unless
Etymology 4
Ultimately Borrowed from LatinCategory:Persian terms borrowed from Latin#میCategory:Persian terms derived from Latin#می mīra, either via FrenchCategory:Persian terms borrowed from French#میCategory:Persian terms derived from French#می mi or EnglishCategory:Persian terms borrowed from English#میCategory:Persian terms derived from English#می mi.
Noun
می • (mi)Category:Persian lemmas#میCategory:Persian nouns#میCategory:Persian entries with incorrect language header#میCategory:Pages with entries#میCategory:Pages with 5 entries#می
- Category:fa:Musical notes#می(musicCategory:fa:Music#می) E, Mi (the third note of the fixed-Do solfège scale)
- Category:fa:Musical notes#می(musicCategory:fa:Music#می) Mi (the third note of the movable-Do solfège scale, i.e. the mediant)
References
- ↑ Edelʹman, D. I. (2015), Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 5, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 116
Southwestern Fars
Noun
می (mi)Category:Southwestern Fars lemmas#میCategory:Southwestern Fars nouns#میCategory:Southwestern Fars entries with incorrect language header#میCategory:Pages with entries#میCategory:Pages with 5 entries#می
- (Masarm, Deh Sarv) hair
Ushojo
Adjective
می (mī)Category:Ushojo lemmas#میCategory:Ushojo adjectives#میCategory:Ushojo entries with incorrect language header#میCategory:Pages with entries#میCategory:Pages with 5 entries#می
Pronoun
می (mī)Category:Ushojo lemmas#میCategory:Ushojo pronouns#میCategory:Ushojo entries with incorrect language header#میCategory:Pages with entries#میCategory:Pages with 5 entries#می