مردم
Pashto
Noun
مردم • (mardúm) m
- people, the world, mankind, humanity
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian ANŠWTA, mltwm’ (mardōm, “mankind, people”). Related to مرد (mard, “man”), مردن (mordan, “to die”). Cognate to Sogdian [script needed] (mrtxm’y /martoxmē, martəxmē/, “people, man”). Analyzable in Persian as مرد (mard, “man”) + تخم (toxm, “descent, seed”) (lit. "descent of man")[1].
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /maɾdum/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /maɾdʊm/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /mæɾdom/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /maɾdum/
Noun
| Dari | مردم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | мардум (mardum) |
مردم • (mardom) (plural مردمان (mardomân) or مردمها (mardom-hâ))
- (archaic) human
- people
- (literary) pupil (of the eye)
- Synonym: (more common) مردمک (mardomak)
Related terms
- مردمی (mardomi)
- مردمدار (mardom-dâr)
- مردمدوست (mardom-dust)
- مردمدوستی (mardom-dusti)
- مردمشناس (mardom-šenâs)
- مردمفریب (mardom-farib)
- مردمشناسی (mardom-šenâsi)
- مردمسالاری (mardom-sâlâri)
- مردمآزاری (mardom-âzâri)
See also
- مرد (mard)
- زن (zan)
- انسان (ensân)
References
- Kazzazi, Mir Jalaleddin, Nāme-ye Bāstān (The Ancient Book): The Interpretation of Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vol. I, ed. 2, 2013.
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “مردم”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press