মিঞা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মিয়া (miẏa), মিয়াঁ (miẏã), মিঁয়া (mĩẏa), মিঞাঁ (mĩã)
• মিয়ান (miẏan) — archaic, Vanga

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu مِیَاں (miyā̃), from Classical Persian میان (miyān, “middle, centre”), with semantic shift in South Asia to a male honorific (compare জাহাঁপনা (jahãpona)). Doublet of মধ্য (moddho), মাঝ (majh), and ময়দান (moẏdan). Cognate with Hindi मियॉं (miyā̃)

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mi̯ã/, [ˈmi̯ãˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mi̯a/, [ˈmi̯aˑ]

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• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /mi̯a/, [ˈmi̯aˑ], /mi̯an/, [ˈmi̯an]
• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /mi̯ã/, [ˈmi̯ãˑ]

Noun

মিঞা • (mĩa)

1. (Islam) man, gentleman; sir

   Coordinate terms: বিবি (bibi), বেগম (begom)

   ও মিঞা, তোমার হাল কি?

   ō mĩa, tōmar hal ki?

   Hey man, how are you?

   (literally, “Hey man, what is your condition?”)

2. (archaic) squire

Derived terms

• মিঞা বাড়ী (mĩa baṛi)
• মিঞা সাহেব (mĩa śaheb)
• মিঞাজাদা (mĩajada)
• মিঞাজাদী (mĩajadi)
• মিঞাজী (mĩaji)

 

Proper noun

মিঞা • (mĩa)

1. a male surname, Mia, Miah, or Miya, from Persian
2. a Miya person or person of Miya ancestry

Descendants

• → English: Miah, Miya

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “মিঞা” Bengali to English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “মিঞা” Bengali to Bengali, Government of Bangladesh