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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Dari میهن
Iranian Persian
Tajik меҳан

میهن (mihan)

  1. homeland, native country
  2. motherland, fatherland, mother country

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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  NODES
Note 1