جیگرتو بخورم
jigareto bokhoram
“I'll eat your liver!”
You're so adorable I could eat you up. Said to small children and loved ones.
Heard in the wild
بیا بغلم، جیگرتو بخورم!
Come here for a cuddle, you little sweetheart!
A note
In Persian the liver (jigar) is a seat of deep love, much as the heart is in English.
More terms of endearment
قربونت برم
ghorbunet beram
“May I be sacrificed for you.”
An all-purpose endearment and thank-you; Persian mothers say it a dozen times a day.
فدات شم
fadât sham
“May I become your ransom.”
I'd give anything for you. Also a warm thank-you or a fond way to end a phone call.
دورت بگردم
dowret begardam
“May I circle around you.”
A tender endearment, often used when comforting someone.
الهی بمیرم
elâhi bemiram
“Oh, may I die!”
You poor thing! Said in sympathy at someone's bad luck, or when melting over something cute.