مروت

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُرُوءَة (murūʔa).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? muruwwat
Dari reading? muruwwat
Iranian reading? morovvat
Tajik reading? muruvvat

Noun

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مُرُوَّت (morovvat)

  1. manliness; gallantry; generosity; magnanimity; humanity; mercy
    Synonyms: جوانمردی (javânmardi), (archaic) هنر (honar)
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 5”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎[1]:
      آسایش دو گیتی تفسیر این دو حرف است
      با دوستان مروت با دشمنان مدارا
      âsâyiš-i du gêtî tafsîr-i în du harf ast
      bâ dôstân muruwwat bâ dušmânân mudârâ
      Ease in the two worlds is [in] interpreting these two words:
      Manliness with friends, courtesy with foes.
      (romanization in Classical Persian)

Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: مروت (mürüvvet)