Social Rituals
مهماننوازی
/ mehmân-navâzi /
noun · guest-cherishing hospitality
Say itmeh-MÂN na-VÂ-zi
Meaning
معنی۱
Mehmân-navâzi means hospitality, literally "guest-cherishing." It's not just a social nicety in Iran but a moral duty: feed the guest, serve them tea, refuse their offers to help, never let them leave hungry.
In a sentence
مثالایرانیها معروفاند به مهماننوازی
irâni-hâ ma'rufand be mehmân-navâzi
Iranians are famous for hospitality
مهماننوازیتون عالی بود
mehmân-navâzi-tun âli bud
Your hospitality was wonderful
این رسم مهماننوازی ماست
in rasm-e mehmân-navâzi-ye mâst
This is our custom of hospitality
In its constellation
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مهماننوازیmehmân-navâzi
استقبالesteghbâlمهمانmehmânمیهمانmihmânاتاق مهمانotâq-e mehmânمهمانخانهmehmânkhâneمهماننوازیmehmân-navâzi
keeps company with ۵ words