اَن مادر (An mādar)

//æn mɒː.dæɾ//insult, family

What does اَن مادر (An mādar) mean? اَن مادر (An mādar) is a Farsi (Persian) strong that translates to “motherfucker (euphemistic)” in English.

that mother (euphemistic insult)

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"motherfucker (euphemistic)"

A euphemistic truncation of 'an mādar...' — 'that mother...' leaving the truly obscene part unsaid. Everyone knows what follows ('jendeh' or 'ghahbeh'), but by stopping short, the speaker maintains a thin veneer of deniability. It's the Persian equivalent of saying 'son of a—' and stopping.

'An mādar...!' — that mother—! Said with a trailing off that communicates everything. Used when full profanity would be socially impossible but the emotion demands expression.