صندل
صندل (sandal) means sandal in Persian. The word came into Persian from Arabic, which itself inherited it from Sanskrit via Middle Persian. It names the open-soled footwear worn widely across Iran in warm months.
Clothing and Fashion
پالتو
پالتو (pâlto) means overcoat in Persian. Borrowed from the French word paletot, it refers to a long, warm outer coat worn in cold weather by men and women.
جین
جین (jins) means jeans, the denim trousers. Borrowed directly from English, it is one of the most common clothing words in everyday spoken Persian and needs no translation for most Iranians.
کمربند
کمربند (kamarband) means belt. A pure Persian compound of کمر (waist) and بند (strap), it covers everything from a simple leather belt to a car seatbelt to a decorative sash.
دامن
دامن (dâman) means skirt. A pure Persian word with ancient roots, it also means the hem of a garment, the lap, or the foot of a mountain, carrying a shared sense of something spread out below.
انگشتر
انگشتر (angoshtar) means finger ring. A pure Persian word derived from انگشت (finger), it covers all types of rings worn on the hand, from plain bands to ornate gemstone pieces.
گوشواره
گوشواره (gushvâreh) means earrings. A pure Persian word built from گوش (ear) and the suffix وارَه, it is one of the oldest native words for jewellery in the language.
کراوات
کراوات (kerâvât) is the Persian word for necktie, borrowed from French cravate, which itself traces back to Croatian soldiers in seventeenth-century France.
ژاکت
ژاکت (zhâket) means cardigan or knitted jacket in Persian, borrowed from the French word jaquette. It refers specifically to a soft, often knitted outer layer.
کت
کت (kot) means jacket or blazer in Persian, borrowed from the French word cotte. It is the standard everyday term for a structured outer jacket worn over a shirt.