میترا

Persian

Etymology

Learned borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra, whence also inherited (mehr).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Directly borrowed from Old Persian or by way of a European language?”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /miːt.ˈɾaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [miːt̪.ɾɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [miːt̪.ɾɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mit̪.ɾɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miːt̪.ɹɒː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mit̪.ɾɔ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mītrā
Dari reading^?	mītrā
Iranian reading^?	mitrâ
Tajik reading^?	mitro

Proper noun

میترا • (mītrā / mitrâ) (Tajik spelling Митро)

a female given name, Mitra