بهبود

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bih.ˈbuːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [be̞ɦ.búːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [be̞ɦ.búːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɪ.búːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bi.búd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [beɦ.búːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [beɦ.búd̪]

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

Noun

بهبود • (behbud)

1. improvement, recovery

   روند بهبود اقتصاد ― ravand-e behbud-e eqtesâd ― process 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^[1]:

     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)

Derived terms

• بهبود بخشیدن (behbud baxšidan, “(transitive) to improve”)
• بهبود یافتن (behbud yâftan, “(intransitive) to improve”)
• بهبودی (behbudi)