Taarof or tarof (Persian: تعارف, Persian pronunciation: [tæʔɒːɾof] ⓘ) is a Persian word that refers to an Iranian form of civility or art of etiquette that emphasizes both deference and social rank.

2021年1月15日 · Taarof is the customary back-and-forth of polite gestures and cultural pleasantries used when giving and receiving gifts, food, money, and more. Considered an art form by some, proper use can amaze a Persian audience at best and offend them at worst.

2022年8月18日 · Taarof is a sign of politeness among Iranians. People say sentences to show their respect while they don’t really mean it. This Persian word with Arabic roots defines the country’s complex art of etiquette, in which the true meaning of what is said is not in the words, but somewhere beyond them.

Taarof or Ta’arof is an Old Persian tradition and the Iranian art of etiquette. It is about raising others and 'self-lowering' yourself which is the sign of respect.

Taarof is a sign of politeness among Iranians. People say sentences to show their respect while they don’t really mean it. So when the waiter offers you be his/her guest when you ask for the check, he/she does not have a crush on you, he/she is just trying to be polite. Taarof makes communication a little bit complex at first.

2019年12月9日 · Taarof is an unwritten collection of a wide range of actions and verbal formulas that build up the Iranian etiquette. It is the Persian art of politeness or of civility.

2017年12月5日 · TAʿĀROF, an Arabic term (lit. ‘becoming acquainted’) used in Persian to define a nearly untranslatable concept encompassing a broad complex of behaviors in Iranian life that mark and underscore differences in social status. Laurence Loeb glosses it as “compliment, ceremony, offer, present” (1969).

It's part of a complex system of ritual politeness—taarof—that governs the subtext of life here. Hospitality, courting, family affairs, political negotiations; taarof is the unwritten code for how people should treat each other.

2016年11月25日 · Taarof is an an elaborate, unwritten code of politeness that requires the speaker to, among other things, downplay his or her achievements. The code includes many other ways of saying something you don’t literally mean — and in turn assuming that an offer that has been made to you is not genuine.

To know Taarof you should step Beyond Persian and dive deep into Persian culture. Taarof is a cultural behavior among Iranians, it is first and foremost an indication of politeness among Iranians. Many scholars around the world study Taarof among Iranians in Iran and in diaspora.