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🗣Let’s begin with the pronunciation of mehraboon:
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mehraboon (adjective) means kind. Pronunciation in the video is based on spoken Persian, though the written form is Mehr (kindness) + bān (protector). The suffix -bān signifies someone who embodies and protects a quality, making a mehrabān person the owner of kindness.
📅 🍂🍁Also, Mehr is the seventh month in Iran’s Khorshidi calendar, linked to the deity Mithra (light, love, and friendship).
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Quick Word Recap:
- Mehr: kindness, also the 7th month
- mehraboon (written: mehrbān)
Other examples with -bān:
- cherāg+hbān: lamplighter (cherāgh = lamp)
- negah+bān: guard (negah = keeping)
Exercise: Practice Using New Words!
Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the choices provided:
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Doost-pesar-e man kheyli __________ e.
(My boyfriend is so kind-hearted.)
a. mehraboon
b. mehr
c. khoshgel -
Dar mah-e _________, barg-e derakht-ha zard o narenji o ghermez mishan.
(In [this month], the trees' leaves turn yellow, orange, and red.)
a. mehr
b. dey
c. farvardin
Answer Key
- a. mehraboon
- a. mehr
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