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mehmandar

/ˈmeɪməndɑː/

mehmandar noun: an official courier appointed to escort an important traveller in Persian-speaking countries and the Indian subcontinent.

Noun

mehmandar (plural mehmandars)

  1. An official courier appointed to escort an important traveller in Persian-speaking countries and the Indian subcontinent.
    • His mehmandar stood by, fresh as a clover from their walk, his arms crossed on his Aiantian chest.1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

Forms of mehmandar

pluralmehmandars

Origin of mehmandar

Borrowed from Persian مهماندار (mehmândâr); compound of مهمان (mehmân, “guest”) and ـدار (-dâr, “keeper, holder, one who has”).

Questions about mehmandar

What does mehmandar mean?
Mehmandar means an official courier appointed to escort an important traveller in Persian-speaking countries and the Indian subcontinent.
What part of speech is mehmandar?
Mehmandar is a noun.
How do you pronounce mehmandar?
Mehmandar is pronounced /ˈmeɪməndɑː/.
What is the plural of mehmandar?
The plural of mehmandar is mehmandars.

Words near mehmandar in the dictionary

  1. Mehling
  2. Mehlinger
  3. Mehlings
  4. Mehlman
  5. Mehlmans
  6. mehmandar
  7. mehmandars
  8. Mehmed
  9. Mehmedovic
  10. Mehmedovics
  11. Mehmet

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