میهن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian myhn' (mēhan, “home”), from Proto-Iranian [Term?]. Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬀 (maēθana, “station, dwelling, abode, residence”), Baluchi (mētag, “village, home”).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäj.hǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.jǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.jǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.ɦǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [me.ɦǽn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mēhan
Dari reading^?	mayhan
Iranian reading^?	mihan
Tajik reading^?	mehan

Noun

میهن • (mēhan / mihan) (Tajik spelling меҳан)

homeland, native country
motherland, fatherland, mother country

Synonyms

وطن (watan / vatan)

Derived terms

میهن‌پرست (mēhan-parast / mihan-parast)
میهن‌پرستی (mēhan-parastī / mihan-parasti)