مهربان

مهربان

See also: مہربان‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مهربان‎.

Adjective

مهربان • (mihrban, mihriban)

1. kind, affectionate

Noun

مهربان • (mihrban, mihriban)

1. a possessor of affection, a sincere friend

Related terms

• مهربانلق‎ (mihrbanlık, mihribanlık)
• مهربانی‎ (mihrbani, mihribani)

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مهربان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2045

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (mtr'pʾn' /mihrbān/). Compare Parthian [script needed] (myhrbʾn /mihrbān/).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mihɾabɑːn/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mɪhɾabɑːn/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mehɾæbɒːn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /mehɾubɔn/

• Audio (Iranian Persian)

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Adjective

Dari	مهربان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	меҳрубон (mehrubon)

مهربان • (mehrabân)

1. kind
2. gracious

Derived terms

• مهربانی‎ (mehrabâni)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mehriban
• → Chagatai: مهربان‎
  • Uyghur: مېھرىبان‎ (mëhriban)
  • Uzbek: mehribon
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मेहरबान (meharbān)

  Urdu: مہربان‎‎ (mihrbān)

• → Ottoman Turkish: مهربان‎ (mihrban, mihriban)
• → Turkmen: mähriban