Meaning of غیرت | Babel Free

Definitions

1. "protective jealousy", honor, possessiveness; an emotion which drives one to protect one's family members from the other gender's attention and thereby defend one's pride and honor.
2. a protective emotion towards one's community or nation
   broadly
3. the urge to stand up for someone vulnerable, innocent, or helpless
   broadly
4. any zeal, enthusiasm, ardor, fervency
   broadly

Examples

“نصف شب تنها برم بیرون براش مهم نیس. شوهرم اصلا روم غیرت نداره :(”

Even if I go out in the middle of the night, it doesn't matter for him. My husband has no gheyrat for me at all :(

“غیرت فقط واسه مرد نیست، یک زنم غیرت داره.”

Gheyrat isn't just for men, a woman has gheyrat too.

“من هم یک ایرانی هستم و روی وطنم غیرت دارم.”

I am an Iranian too, and I feel protective of my motherland.

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