Emotion and Mind
آب در هاون کوبیدن
/ âb dar hâvan kubidan /
phrase · beating water in a mortar (futile effort)
Say itAAB dar hâ-VAN kub-i-DAN
Meaning
معنی۱
The hâvan is still in most Iranian kitchens for grinding saffron, walnuts, and garlic. The image is concrete to anyone who has lifted that heavy pestle. Older relatives use this proverb to gently mock anyone wasting breath on a closed mind, often during long family arguments at Friday lunch.
In a sentence
مثالداری آب در هاون میکوبی
dâri âb dar hâvan mikubi
You're just beating water in a mortar
این کار آب در هاون کوبیدن است
in kâr âb dar hâvan kubidan ast
This task is futile
با او بحث کردن آب در هاون کوبیدن است
bâ u bahs kardan âb dar hâvan kubidan ast
Arguing with him is pointless
In its constellation
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آب در هاون کوبیدنâb dar hâvan kubidan
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