What it means
خدمتگزارم (khedmat-gozâram) is a formal self-referential phrase meaning “I am at your service” or “I am your servant.” It is a compound of خدمت (khedmat, from Arabic خدمة, meaning service or duty) and گزار (gozâr, a Persian agent suffix from the verb gozârdan, meaning to perform or carry out), with the first-person suffix ـم attached. The full sense is: “I am one who performs service for you.” It functions as a polite sign-off in letters, formal emails, and phone calls, roughly equivalent to “yours sincerely” or “at your disposal.” A close synonym is خادم شما (khâdem-e shomâ), which carries the same deferential sense with a more purely Arabic root.
How to use it
- خدمتگزارم، اگه کاری داشتید بفرمایید. (khedmat-gozâram, age kâri dâshtid befarmâyid.) “I am at your service, if you need anything please say so.”
- همیشه خدمتگزارتون هستم. (hamisheh khedmat-gozâretun hastam.) “I am always at your service.”
- با احترام، خدمتگزارم. (bâ ehtarâm, khedmat-gozâram.) “With respect, I am your servant.” (letter closing)
- خدمتگزارتون هستم، هر امری داشتید. (khedmat-gozâretun hastam, har amri dâshtid.) “I am at your service, whatever you may command.”
Cultural note
Khedmat-gozâram is especially common in written Persian, appearing at the end of formal letters and official emails the way “yours faithfully” closes an English letter. In phone conversations it can serve as a graceful way to close the call while leaving the door open for further requests. The word خدمت (service) carries no negative connotation in Persian culture; offering oneself as a servant is a mark of refinement, not submission in any demeaning sense. Bureaucratic and business correspondence in Iran tends to begin or end with this phrase even in relatively casual professional settings.