مریانج

مریانج

Persian

Alternative forms

• مریانه‎ (Maryâne) (Hamadan dialect)
• مرگانه‎ (Margâne) (Maryanaj dialect)

Etymology

From Middle Persian *‫‪margānag‬‬, from Old Persian *‫‪margā + [Term?] (/-ānag‬‬/); compare Middle Persian [script needed] (mlw' /marw/, “plant”), Parthian [script needed] (mrg /mar‫‪γ‬‬/, “prairie”), Sogdian [script needed] (mrg /mar‫‪γ‬‬/, “prairie”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀‬‬‎ (marəγa‬‬, “plant”), Persian مرغ‎ (marğ, “plant”),

The variant مریانه‎ (Maryâne) (Hamadan dialect) is influenced by Middle Persian. The variant مرگانه‎ (Margâne) (Maryanaj dialect) is an older form influenced by Northwestern Middle Iranian languages.

Proper noun

مریانج • (Maryânaj)

1. Maryanaj, city in Hamadan province of Iran

References

• احدیان, م. (2010). Morphological survey of Hamedan's Toponyms. زبان و زبان‌شناسی, 6(12), 129-148.‎