میزبان
Mizban is the host, the one whose duty is to feed, honor, and protect the guest. A role with weight, not a casual label.
Glossary
پیشواز رفتن
Pishvaz-raftan means to go out and meet an arriving guest before they reach the door. The active half of the welcome ritual.
پیشواز
Pishvaz is the Iranian welcome ritual, going out to meet arriving guests before they reach your door.
بدرقه کردن
Badraqe-kardan means to see someone off ceremonially, to perform the Iranian farewell escort from doorway to street.
بدرقه
Badraqe is the farewell ritual at the door, the choreographed escort that turns a guest’s exit into a small ceremony.
خاج کشیدن
Khaj-keshidan means to milk reluctance ostentatiously, the over-the-top version of holding out. Verges on annoying.
ناز کردن
Naz-kardan means to act coy or playfully reluctant, a performance of charm that asks for indulgence. Used with kids, lovers, and close friends.
ناز کشیدن
Naz-keshidan means to coyly hold back, expecting to be coaxed. The reluctance you perform so the other person can insist.
تعارف شکنان
Tarof-shekanan are the taarof-breakers, diaspora and Gen Z Iranians who refuse the ritual on principle. A new social category.
کنایه
kenayeh is the Persian rhetorical device of allusion or irony, where the literal sense holds but a figurative reading is intended.