is reduced to only the most important title Sehr geehrter Herr Dr. Schmidt, or Sehr geehrter Herr Professor Krämer. The same applies to female variant, Sehr geehrte Frau Prof. Krämer. Further details in the German Wikipedia article :de:Anrede. Hindi In position of the English "Dear" are the words पूज्य (Pūjya), आदरणीय (Ādaraṇīya), or प्रिय(Priya) (from most formal to most informal), for social writing (e.g., relatives/friends). They would not usually be used for business writing. The second may be used in some instances, for example if writing to a teacher. Formal ways of salutation include "Shri", "Sriman", "Shrimati", "Chiranjīv", "Chiranjīvī. Of these, "Shri" and "Shrimaan" are used to respectfully address married (or presumed married) men. "Shrimati" (Abbr: "Smt.") is used for married women. Shri is most commonly used salutation in Hindi for a married male, while for a married woman, Shrimati is used. For unmarried and young boys Kumar is used, whereas Kumari is the salutation used for unmarried and young girls. Italian Standard salutation The standard Italian salutation uses the normal style of address to the recipient of the letter, followed by a comma: Egregio Signore for a man (or Signor if followed by the surname). Gentile Signorina for a single woman but it is seldom used in current italian. Gentile Signora for a married woman or a single woman (once it was used also for a single woman of high rank or age) Specific salutations If the recipient holds a specific title: Signor/Signora Presidente ("Mr./Mrs. President; sometimes the alternative feminine form Presidentessa can be used) Egregio Dottor(e)/Gentile Dottoressa for anyone holding a university degree and professional journalists (Dottor if followed by surname) Egregio Professor(e)/Gentile Professoressa for high-school teachers, university junior professors, and professional orchestra performers Chiarissimo Professore/Chiarissima Professoressa for university senior professors Magnifico Rettore/Magnifica Rettrice for university rectors Maestro/Maestra for orchestra directors, choir directors and soloists Malayalam Written salutation includes "Sreeman/Sree" (ശ്രീമാൻ/ശ്രീ) for men and "Sreemathi" (ശ്രീമതി) for women. The language also uses Bahumaanappetta, Aadaranieya (ബഹുമാനപ്പെട്ട, ആദരണീയ) for both genders which has a meaning similar to `Respected` in English. In Malayalam, a formal speech begins with Namaskaaram, Vandanam (നമസ്കാരം, വന്ദനം) and ends with Krithanjatha, Nandi (കൃതജ്ഞത, നന്ദി) Persian In Persian language, formal and informal phrases are used for salutation and they are referred to as ehteramat (احترامات): Formal salutation Written by/for officials, a letter normally starts with the followings: Besmehi ta'ala (بسمه تعالی), in his almighty name. Be name