بهبود

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Persian

Etymology

به (beh, good) +‎ بود (bud, past stem of بودن (budan, to be)).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? bihbūḏ
Dari reading? behbūd
Iranian reading? behbud
Tajik reading? behbud

Noun

بهبود (behbud)

  1. improvement, recovery
    روند بهبود اقتصادravand-e behbud-e eqtesâdprocess of economic recovery
  2. (original sense) health, well-being, welfare
    Synonyms: سلامتی (salâmati), رفاه (refâh)
    • early 1200s, Farīd ud-Dīn ʿAṭṭār, “Ghazal 442”, in دیوان عطار:
      هر که هست اندر پی بهبود خویش
      دور افتادست از مقصود خویش
      har ki hast andar pay-i bihbūd-i xwēš
      dūr uftāda-st az maqsūd-i xwēš
      Whoever is in seek of his own well-being
      Has fallen far away from his own goal.
      (Classical Persian romanization)

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