میزبان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (myzdpʾn' /⁠mēzdbān⁠/, “host”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [meːz.bɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [meːz.bɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [meːz.bɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? mēzbān
Dari reading? mēzbān
Iranian reading? mizbân
Tajik reading? mezbon, mizbon
  • Audio (Iranian Persian)(file)

Noun

میزبان • (mizbân)

  1. host

Descendants

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “mēzdbān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian میزبان (mēzbān).

Noun

میزبان • (mezbān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੇਜ਼ਬਾਨ)

  1. host
  2. anchorperson

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian میزبان (mēzbān).

Pronunciation

Noun

میزْبان • (mezbān) m (Hindi spelling मेज़बान)

  1. host
  2. anchorperson
    Synonym: اینکرپرسن (ainkarparsan)

References
  • “میزبان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “میزبان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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