ਮੈਦਾਨੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

PIE word
*médʰyos

Borrowed from Classical Persian میدان (maidān), derived from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).

Noun

ਮੈਦਾਨੁ (maidānu) m

  1. plain, open space, level ground

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮੈਦਾਨ (maidān), ਮਦਾਨ (madān)
    Shahmukhi script: مَیدان (maidān)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਮੈਦਾਨੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 247
  • “ਮੈਦਾਨੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
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