મહેરબાની કરીને
maherbānī karīne
મહેરબાની કરીને (maherbānī karīne) is the Gujarati way to say please.
મહેરબાની કરીને is an interjection used to make a polite request. It is typically placed at the beginning or the end of a request to soften the tone.
Meaning: interjection to make a polite request (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of maherbānī, which means kindness or mercy and karīne, which means doing or having done.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase functions as an adverbial phrase that modifies a request, literally translating to 'having acted with kindness.'
How do you pronounce it?
maherbānī karīne
Did you know?
- The root of મહેરબાની is linked to 'Mithra', the ancient Persian deity of light, covenants and friendship.
- Using મહેરબાની કરીને too frequently in a single conversation can sound overly formal or even sarcastic to a native speaker.
- The word મહેરબાની comes from the Persian word for 'kindness' and is shared across several languages including Hindi, Punjabi and Bengali.
Examples in context
- મહેરબાની કરીને અહીં બેસો.maherbānī karīne ahī̃ bēso.Please sit here.
- મહેરબાની કરીને મને પાણી આપો.maherbānī karīne manē pāṇī āpo.Please give me some water.
- મહેરબાની કરીને દરવાજો બંધ કરો.maherbānī karīne daravājo bandh karō.Please close the door.
Example conversation
Aryan is asking Priya for a glass of water.
- આર્યન Aryanપ્રિયા, મહેરબાની કરીને મને પાણી આપશો?Priyā, maherbānī karīne mane pāṇī āpashō?Priya, could you please give me some water?
- પ્રિયા Priyaહા, ચોક્કસ, એક મિનિટો.hā, chokkas, ek minitō.Yes, sure, one minute.
- આર્યન Aryanખૂબ આભાર.khūb ābhār.Thank you very much.
- પ્રિયા Priyaતમારું સ્વાગત છે.tamāru swāgat chē.You are welcome.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries મહેરબાની, CC BY-SA 4.0.
