عید نوروز مبارک
eyd-e nowruz mobarak
The English phrase "happy persian new year" is translated into Persian as عید نوروز مبارک (eyd-e nowruz mobarak).
This phrase is used as a greeting to wish someone a happy Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "Festival of Nowruz be blessed". The word نوروز (nowruz) is a compound of now (new) and ruz (day).
How do you pronounce it?
eyd-e nowruz mobarak
Did you know?
- While نوروز (nowruz) means 'new day', the celebration begins exactly at the moment of the vernal equinox, regardless of the calendar date.
- In many Persian-speaking cultures, rather than just saying the phrase, people perform 'Haft Sin', where seven specific items starting with the letter 'S' are displayed to welcome the year.
- The linguistic structure of نوروز connects it to other ancient Indo-European languages, sharing a distant ancestry with the English word 'new'.
Examples in context
- سال نو مبارک!Happy New Year!
- سپاسگزارم. نوروز هم برای شما مبارک باشد.Thank you. Happy New Year to you too.
- به شما آرزوی سالی سرشار از سلامتی، شادی و موفقیت دارم.I wish you a year full of health, joy, and success.
- متشکرم. همچنین نوروز مبارک!Thank you. Happy New Year to you too!
- مرسی، عیدت هم خوش!Thank you, happy New Year to you too!
- عید نوروز مبارک، دوست من!Eid-e Nowruz mobarak, doost-e man!Happy Persian New Year, my friend!
Example conversation
Maryam and Mohammad meet at a coffee shop during the holiday.
- مریم Maryamسلام محمد، عید نوروز مبارک!Salam Mohammad, Eid-e Nowruz mobarak!Hello Mohammad, happy Persian New Year!
- محمد Mohammadمریم، عید نوروز مبارک بر تو!Maryam, Eid-e Nowruz mobarak bar to!Maryam, happy Persian New Year to you!
- مریم Maryamخیلی ممنون، امیدوارم سال خوبی داشته باشی.Kheili mamnun, omidvaram sal-e khubi dashte bashi.Thank you very much, I hope you have a good year.
- محمد Mohammadمرسی، برای تو هم همینطور.Merci, baraye to ham hamintor.Thanks, same to you.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries عید, مبارک, نوروز, CC BY-SA 4.0.
