میـ

Persian

Alternative forms

  • همی (hamē-) — archaic

Etymology

Shortened from the earlier form همی (hamē-), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hmy /⁠hamē⁠/, “always”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? mē
Dari reading? mē
Iranian reading? mi
Tajik reading? me

Prefix

Dari میـ
Iranian Persian
Tajik ме-

میـ • (mi-)

  1. a non-combining prefix used in the present and the imperfect tenses
    میـ (mi-) + کردم (kardam, “I did”) = می‌کردم (mi-kardam, “I used to do; I was doing”)
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