پیوندتان مبارک
Peyvandetan mobarak
To say congratulations on your wedding in Persian (Farsi), use پیوندتان مبارک (Peyvandetan mobarak). It wishes a newly married couple a blessed and happy union.
پیوندتان مبارک is used to express happiness and good wishes to a couple who have just married.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is made of peyvand, meaning union or bond, the suffix -etan, meaning your in the plural or polite sense and mobarak, meaning blessed or happy. Literally it means your union is blessed.
Which one should you use?
While peyvand refers to the union, عروسیتان مبارک (aroositan mobarak) uses the word for wedding and congratulates the wedding celebration itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
Adding the verb bād at the end gives پیوندتان مبارک باد, a formal wish meaning may your union be blessed.
How do you pronounce it?
It is romanized as Peyvandetan mobarak.
When do people say it?
A common response to this congratulation is ممنون (mamnun), meaning thanks or the informal mersi.
Did you know?
- While peyvand means 'union' in a wedding context, the same word is used in agriculture to describe the grafting of two plants together.
- During the ceremony, it is common for guests to rub two sugar cones together over the couple's heads to symbolize a sweet life.
- While پیوندتان مبارک is the spoken wish, Persian weddings often feature a 'Sofreh Aghd', a traditional spread of symbolic items like a mirror for the future and honey for sweetness.
Example conversation
Niloufar is greeting Reza at his wedding party.
- نیلوفر Niloufarرضا، پیوندتان مبارک!Reza, peyvandetan mobarak!Reza, congratulations on your wedding!
- رضا Rezaممنونم نیلوفر، خوشحالم که آمدی.mamnoonam Niloufar, khosh-halam ke amadi.Thank you Niloufar, I am glad you came.
- نیلوفر Niloufarشما هر دو عالی هستید.shoma har do ali hastid.You both look great.
- رضا Rezaخیلی لطف داری، متشکرم.kheyli lotf dari, motshakeram.You are very kind, thank you.
