Theme
Social Rituals
۲۹۴ words
- آبروaberudignity, social face
- آتش خانه به سایهâtash-e khâne be sâyeghthe fire of one's house warms others
- آرامگاهârâmgâhmausoleum, resting place
- آرهâreyes (informal)
- آزادیâzâdifreedom
- آقاâghâsir, mr
- آنگاهângâhthen / at that time
- احترامehterâmrespect
- احتمالاًehtemâlanprobably
- اخیراًaxiranrecently / lately
- ادبadabproper conduct, etiquette
- ادب کردنadab-kardanto discipline, correct
- از آنجا کهaz ânjâ kesince / given that
- از تو مَست که بَر مَستaz to mast ke bar mastwhat you do comes back to you
- اساساًasâsanfundamentally / basically
- استقبالesteghbâlwelcoming guests
- اصلاًaslanabsolutely (negation)
- اصولاًosulanbasically / in principle
- اغلبaghlaboften / mostly
- اکثرaksarmost / the majority
- اکثراًaksaranmostly
- اکیokiOK
- اگرagarif
- اگرچهagarcheeven though
- اگهageif (spoken, =agar)
- البتهalbatteof course
- اماammâbut
- امانتamânattrust, deposit
- انقلابenqelâbrevolution
- اوکیowkiOK (alt spelling)
- اونunthat (spoken, =ân)
- اونقدرunqadrthat much / so
- اونهunethat's it (spoken, =ânast)
- با ادبba-adabwell-mannered, polite
- با این حالbâ in hâlnevertheless / however
- با این کهbâ in keeven though / although
- باجناقbâjenâghbrothers-in-law (men married to sisters)
- بادمجان دور قاب چینbâdemjân-e dor-e qâb chinsycophant arranging eggplants
- بارbârtime(s) (occurrence)
- بازbâzagain / open
- بازماندگانbâzmândegânthe surviving family
- بالاخرهbâlâxarefinally / at last
- بایbâybye
- ببخشیدbebakhshidexcuse me, sorry
- بدترbadtarworse
- بد را در محضر خوب نشاندهbad râ dar mahzar-e khub neshândebad among the good is shamed
- بدرقهbadraqefarewell ritual at the door
- بدرقه کردنbadraqe-kardanto see someone off ceremonially
- بدرودbedrudgoodbye (Pure Persian)
- بذارbezârlet (spoken) vs begozâr
- برخیbarxisome (formal)
- بسیارbesyârvery / much (formal)
- بعداًbaadanlater / afterwards
- بعضیbaazisome
- بفرماییدbefarmâyidplease/here-you-go
- بگوbegusay! (spoken imperative)
- بلکهbalkerather, but instead
- بلهbaleyes (formal)
- بنابراینbanâbarintherefore / so
- به تدریجbe tadrijgradually
- بهترbehtarbetter
- بهترینbehtarinthe best
- به جایbe jâ-yeinstead of
- به جزbe jozexcept for
- به خاطرbe xâterbecause of / for the sake of
- به دلیلbe dalil-edue to / because of
- بهشbeheshto him/her (spoken) vs be u
- بهشت زهراbehesht-e zahrâBehesht-e Zahra (Tehran's main cemetery)
- به علتbe ellat-eowing to / due to
- به غیر ازbe qeyr azapart from / except
- به ندرتbe nodratrarely
- به هر حالbe har hâlanyway / in any case
- به هر صورتbe har suratin any event
- بی ادبbi-adabrude, ill-mannered
- بی ادبیbi-adabirudeness
- بیشترbishtarmore / most
- پا تو کفش کسی کردنpâ tu kafsh-e kasi kardanto put foot in someone's shoe (interfere)
- پذیراییpaziraîhospitality reception
- پیشوازpishvazgoing out to welcome arriving guests
- پیشواز رفتنpishvaz-raftanto go meet an arriving guest
- تا اینکهtâ inkeuntil (the point that)
- تابوتtâbutcoffin
- تدفینtadfininterment, burial
- ترحیمtarhimmemorial service
- تسلیتtasliyatcondolences
- تسلیت گفتنtasliyat goftanto offer condolences
- تشکر کردنtashakkor kardanto thank, express gratitude
- تشییعtashyi'funeral procession
- تشییع جنازهtashyi'-e jenâzefuneral procession
- تعارفTaarofRitualized politeness; the Persian system of ceremonial offers, refusals, and social face-saving that governs everyday interactions.
- تعارف باشیtarof-bashithe person who taarofs hardest, the master of ritual courtesy
- تعارف زدنta-arof-zadanto insist with politeness
- تعارف شکنانtarof-shekananthose who break taarof, the taarof-skippers
- تقریباًtaqribanapproximately / almost
- تکفرزندtak-farzandonly child
- توtoyou (informal sg)
- جاریjârisisters-in-law (wives of brothers)
- جانمjanammy dear
- جنابjenâbsir, your honor
- جنابعالیjenâb-âliesteemed-you (very formal)