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می

می

See also: مي

Persian

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari می
Iranian Persian می
Tajik май (may)

می (mey)

  1. (literary) wine
  2. alcoholic beverage
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • میدان (meydân)
  • میخانه (meyxâne)
  • میکده (meykade)
  • میستان (meyestân)
  • میگساری (meygosâri)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian.

Alternative forms

  • (archaic) همی (hami-)

Pronunciation

Prefix

Dari می
Iranian Persian می
Tajik ме- (me-)

می (mi-)

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

Etymology 3

From English May.

Proper noun

Dari می
Iranian Persian مه
Tajik май (may)

می (transliteration needed)

  1. (Dari (Afghanistan)) May

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mej/

Preposition

می (mey)

  1. (dialectal, Shiraz, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) except

Conjunction

می (mey)

  1. (dialectal, Shiraz, Kazerun, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) but
  2. (dialectal, Shiraz, Khesht, Kazerun, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) unless

Etymology 5

Noun

می (mi)

  1. (music) E, Mi (the third note of the fixed-Do solfège scale)
  2. (music) Mi (the third note of the movable-Do solfège scale, i.e. the mediant)