غیرت

غيرة، حمية، شرف

1. "protective jealousy", honor, possessiveness; an emotion which drives one to protect one's family members from the other gender's attention and thereby defend one's pride and honor. · نصف شب تنها برم بیرون براش مهم نیس. شوهرم اصلا روم غیرت نداره :(, Even if I go out in the middle of the night, it doesn't matter for him. My husband has no gheyrat for me at all :( · غیرت فقط واسه مرد نیست، یک زنم غیرت داره., Gheyrat isn't just for men, a woman has gheyrat too.
2. a protective emotion towards one's community or nation · من هم یک ایرانی هستم و روی وطنم غیرت دارم., I am an Iranian too, and I feel protective of my motherland.
3. the urge to stand up for someone vulnerable, innocent, or helpless
4. any zeal, enthusiasm, ardor, fervency