معیار

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِعْيَار‎ (miʕyār).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [me̞ʔ.jɑ́ːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [meː.jɑ́ːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [meː.jɔ́ːɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? mi'yār
Dari reading? me'yār
Iranian reading? me'yâr
Tajik reading? meʾyor

Noun

معیار • (me'yâr) (plural معیارها‎ (me'yâr-hâ))

  1. standard; criterion

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian معیار‎ (mi'yār), from Arabic مِعْيَار‎ (miʕyār).

Pronunciation

Noun

مِعْیار • (me'yār) m (Hindi spelling मेयार)

  1. standard, quality
  2. touchstone
  3. standard of measure

References
  • “معیار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “معیار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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