The Vocabulary of Hospitality

Mehmaan-navaazii. “Hospitality, care to the guest,” in the Rekhta dictionary. Under a variant spelling, its Hindi meanings include atithi-puja, worship of the guest.

Huqqa-paanii pilaanaa. To offer the hookah and water. The dictionary translates it as “being overly hospitable to” and explains it as khaatir madaarat karnaa, aao bhagat karnaa, to attend to someone and welcome them warmly.

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