Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classic Persian): IPA^(key): /mæj/
• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mæj/
• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mej/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /maj/

Noun

می • ‎(mey)

1. (literary) wine
2. alcoholic beverage

Synonyms

• شراب ‎(šarâb)
• باده ‎(bâde) (archaic, poetic)
• مل ‎(mol) (archaic)

Derived terms

• میدان ‎(meydân)
• میخانه ‎(meyxâne)
• میکده ‎(meykade)
• میستان ‎(meyestân)
• میگساری ‎(meygosâri)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian.

Alternative forms

• (archaic) همی ‎(hami-)

Pronunciation

• (Dari, Tajik) IPA^(key): [meː]
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [miː]
• (Mashhadi) IPA^(key): [me]

Prefix

می • ‎(mi-)

1. A non-combining prefix used in the present and the imperfect tenses

   می ‎(mi-) + کردم ‎(kardam, “I did”) = می‌کردم ‎(mi-kardam, “I used to do; I was doing”)

Etymology 3

From English May.

Proper noun

می • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. (Dari (Afghanistan)) May

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mej/

Preposition

می • ‎(mey)

1. (dialectal, Shiraz, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) except

Conjunction

می • ‎(mey)

1. (dialectal, Shiraz, Kazerun, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) but
2. (dialectal, Shiraz, Khesht, Kazerun, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) unless

Etymology 5

Noun

می • ‎(mi)

1. (music) E, Mi (the third note of the fixed-Do solfège scale)
2. (music) Mi (the third note of the movable-Do solfège scale, i.e. the mediant)