https://www.proz.com/kudoz/farsi-to-english/other/117437-hastegar.html?
This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Persian (Farsi) to English

Hastegar

English translation: Suitor; Lover; Wooer

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:Khastegar
English translation:Suitor; Lover; Wooer
Entered by: Seyed

12:16 Dec 1, 2001
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [Non-PRO]
/ marriage
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: Hastegar
doing research paper
bjmurray
Suitor; Lover; Wooer
Explanation:
"Khastegar" (literally, a man who wants). The action or the process is called "khastegari."
To elaborate, a "khastergar" is a man who wants (or is in love with) a girl. A "khastegar" usually asks one or more immediate members of his family to go to "khastegari," i.e. to go to the house of the girl that he wants (is in love with) and ask her hand (from her parents) in marriage. However, it is usually the father of the girl who should first approve of the "khastegar" and give the okay.
In other usages, a girl may say that she has had many "khastegars" (i.e., men who wanted to marry her and have approached her family to ask her hand in marriage).
Good luck, bjmurray.
Seyed Moosavi.
Selected response from:

Seyed
United States
Local time: 13:15
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Suitor; Lover; Wooer
Seyed
4proposer; suitor; courter
Mollanazar
4Propose for marriege as eastern style
Shahram Chapari


  

Answers


46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Suitor; Lover; Wooer


Explanation:
"Khastegar" (literally, a man who wants). The action or the process is called "khastegari."
To elaborate, a "khastergar" is a man who wants (or is in love with) a girl. A "khastegar" usually asks one or more immediate members of his family to go to "khastegari," i.e. to go to the house of the girl that he wants (is in love with) and ask her hand (from her parents) in marriage. However, it is usually the father of the girl who should first approve of the "khastegar" and give the okay.
In other usages, a girl may say that she has had many "khastegars" (i.e., men who wanted to marry her and have approached her family to ask her hand in marriage).
Good luck, bjmurray.
Seyed Moosavi.

Seyed
United States
Local time: 13:15
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kamran Nadeem
4 hrs
agree  Abu Amaal (X): suitor is an excellent term here
9 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
proposer; suitor; courter


Explanation:
khAstegAr proposes to a girl/woman.
"khAstegAri" is "to propose to a girl".
Traditionally the boy's family visits the girl's family to discuss the matter.

Mollanazar
Iran
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in pair: 41

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Seyed: A "khastegar" does not propose to a girl. Rather, member(s) of his family or his representative propose to the girl's father or her elderly males first.
5 hrs
  -> I agree with you. But this is not true in every case! I think the last line in my explanation says the same thing! or almost the same thing! Thanks any way.
agree  Shahram Chapari: Excellent
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Thanks for your comment.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Propose for marriege as eastern style


Explanation:
Hastegar is usually one or some women which go a girl home and propose her family which their son or other relatives want marry that girl. Hastegar means in English courtship and is more specific in eastern countries as Iran and Japan.But proposing to marriage is different in western countries .Hastegari has advantages and disadvantages, one of it`s disadvantages is man family must accept and meet with lady ,there is less opportunity for man to meet his future life partner more and speak with her and be aware of each other opinions.
The advantage is a custom from ancient Iran and has national and relegious roots.

Shahram Chapari
Cyprus
Local time: 23:15
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi), Native in DariDari
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations