mehmandar

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɪməndɑː/

Noun

mehmandar (plural mehmandars)

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