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měhmān (měh+mān, qq.v.), s.m. & f. A stranger ; a guest; an inmate, a lodger;—a sonin-law:—měhmān-parwar, adj. Hospitable:—měhmān-parwarī, s.f. Hospitality:—měhmān-ḵẖāna, or měhmān-sarā`e, s.m. A house for the reception or entertainment of travellers and strangers; an inn, a caravansary; a hospitable hall, a dining-room:—měhmān-dār, s.m. A hospitable man; one who has the charge of receiving and entertaining guests; an entertainer, a host;—an officer appointed to receive and entertain an ambassador, etc.:—měhmān-dārī, s.f. Entertainment; hospitality, a waiting upon guests:—měhmān-dārīkarnā(-kī), To show hospitality (to), to entertain:—měhmān-dost, adj. Hospitable:—měhmānnawāz, adj. Hospitable;—s.m. A hospitable man (i.q. měhmān-dār):—měhmān-nawāzī, s.f.=měhmān-dārī, q.v.
Origin: Persian