Developmental trends in Aberu definition were most pronounced within sub-categories. The figures below present the propositional composition of sub-categories within their respective category (e.g., what percentage of social assessment mentions were judgmental assessments?).

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Main Category 1. Social Assessment

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“Farzand as the receiver of the assessment reflects responses in which the participant referred to themselves or an individual within their role as their parent’s child (”Farzand” is a gender-neutral term for daughter/son).

Farzand as the receiver of the assessment reflects responses in which the participant referred to themselves or an individual within their role as their parent’s child (”Farzand” is a gender-neutral term for daughter/son).

Main Category 2. External Regulatory Systems

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Main Category 3. Reputational Qualities and Strategies

Vejhe is a reputational schema related to face, reputation and prestige. Aberu-adjacent term: Heysi’iyat is commonly translated to face/honor while Aberu-adjacent term: Sharaf is commonly translated to honor/dignity. These terms are Aberu-adjacent in the sense that they are often used interchangeably with Aberu in everyday language.

Vejhe is a reputational schema related to face, reputation and prestige. Aberu-adjacent term: Heysi’iyat is commonly translated to face/honor while Aberu-adjacent term: Sharaf is commonly translated to honor/dignity. These terms are Aberu-adjacent in the sense that they are often used interchangeably with Aberu in everyday language.

Social presence: when reputational qualities/strategies are mentioned within the context of audience presence or in a public setting (e.g., street) | Social assessment (written as feedback on the chart): when reputational qualities/strategies are described as being the subject of social assessment (category 1); for example, participant mentions one’s appearances being positively/negatively assessed by others

Social presence: when reputational qualities/strategies are mentioned within the context of audience presence or in a public setting (e.g., street) | Social assessment (written as feedback on the chart): when reputational qualities/strategies are described as being the subject of social assessment (category 1); for example, participant mentions one’s appearances being positively/negatively assessed by others

Main Category 4. Shakhsiat; Character and Manners

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Social presence: when shakhsiat is mentioned within the context of audience presence or in a public setting, e.g., avoiding loudness in public | Social assessment (written as feedback on the chart): when shakhsiat is mentioned as the subject of social assessment (category 1); for example, participant mentions one’s inappropriate actions being judged.

Social presence: when shakhsiat is mentioned within the context of audience presence or in a public setting, e.g., avoiding loudness in public | Social assessment (written as feedback on the chart): when shakhsiat is mentioned as the subject of social assessment (category 1); for example, participant mentions one’s inappropriate actions being judged.