No. 84 in Persian
میان
"میان" means "between" or "middle" in English.
In a sentence
میان دو کوه یک دره زیبا وجود دارد.
Between two mountains, there lies a beautiful valley.
Here, "میان" is used as a preposition to indicate position or location, meaning "between."
فارغ التحصیلان میان دانشجویان قدیمی جایگاه ویژهای دارند.
Graduates hold a special position among the old students.
In this sentence, "میان" is used figuratively to denote being part of a group or category, meaning "among."
در میان صحبتهایش به نکتهی جالبی اشاره کرد.
In the midst of his talk, he mentioned an interesting point.
Here, "میان" is used to indicate a temporal context, meaning "in the midst of."
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