Baluchi

Noun

مرد • ‎(mard)

1. man (male human)

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian GBRA / mlt' ‎(mard, “man”), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 ‎(martiya, “man”), probably from Proto-Iranian from Proto-Indo-Iranian, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós, *mr̥tó- ‎(“mortal”), from *mer- ‎(“to die”). Akin to Kurdish mêr, Sanskrit मर्त ‎(márta, “mortal, man”), Old Armenian մարդ ‎(mard, “man”), Ancient Greek βροτός ‎(brotós, “mortal”). See also مردن ‎(mordan), مرده ‎(morde).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæɾd/
• (dialectal, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) IPA^(key): /meɾd/

Noun

مرد • ‎(mard) ‎(plural مردان ‎(mardân) or مردها ‎(mard-hâ))

1. man (male human)

Related terms

• مردانه ‎(mardâne), مردونه ‎(mardune)
• مردم ‎(mardom)

See also

• زن ‎(zan)