مهربان

See also: مہربان‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎.

Adjective

مهربان • (mihrban, mihriban)

kind, affectionate

Noun

مهربان • (mihrban, mihriban)

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

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) (file)

Adjective

Iranian Persian	مهربان
Dari	مهربان
Tajik	меҳрубон (mehrubon)

مهربان • (mehrabân)

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

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