میلاد

See also: ميلاد

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مِيلَاد (mīlād).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /miː.ˈlaːd/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.lɑ́ːd̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [miː.lɑ́ːd̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mi.lɔ́ːd̪̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.lɒ́ːd̪̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mi.lɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mīlād
Dari reading^?	mīlād
Iranian reading^?	milâd
Tajik reading^?	milod

Noun

میلاد • (milâd)

birthday

Etymology 2

Through regular sound change from Old Persian *Miθradātah. See also (mehrdâd).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /meː.ˈlaːd/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [meː.lɑ́ːd̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [meː.lɑ́ːd̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [meː.lɔ́ːd̪̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.lɒ́ːd̪̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [me.lɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mēlād
Dari reading^?	mēlād
Iranian reading^?	milâd
Tajik reading^?	melod

Proper noun

میلاد • (milâd, mêlâd)

a male given name, Milad
1. (Persian mythology) a hero in Shahnameh