Theme
Social Rituals
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- جوانمردیjavânmardichivalric generosity
- جونjundear (spoken, =jân)
- چشم روشنیcheshm-roshanigift on good news
- چطوریchetoriHow are you? (informal). Literally 'what way are you?' The default casual check-in greeting.
- چقدرcheqadrhow much / how
- چندchanda few / several / how many
- چندتاchand tâa few (countable)
- چندینchandinseveral
- چهلمchehelomfortieth-day memorial
- چونchonbecause
- چونکهchunkebecause (because-that)
- چیهchiyewhat is (spoken, =chist)
- حتماًhatmandefinitely, certainly
- حتیhattâeven
- حداقلhadeaqalat least / minimum
- حدوداًhodudanroughly / about
- حرف تو دهنم گذاشتharf tu dahanam gozâshtput words in my mouth
- حرف زدنharf zadanto talk, speak
- حقیقتاًhaqiqatantruly / in truth
- حلواhalvâhalva (served at funerals)
- خاج کشیدنkhaj-keshidanto pull back ostentatiously, milk reluctance
- خاکسپاریkhâksepâriburial
- خانمkhânommadam, mrs
- ختمkhatmfuneral memorial gathering
- خداحافظKhodahafezGoodbye; farewell. Literally 'may God be your protector.' The standard Persian farewell.
- خلاصهxolâsein short / anyway
- خواهش می‌کنمkhahesh-mikonamyou're welcome, please
- خوبمkhubamI'm good
- خوش آمدیدkhosh âmadidwelcome (formal)
- خیلی زیادxeyli ziâda great deal / very much
- داغدارdâghdârgrief-stricken, bereaved
- دامادdâmâdgroom; son-in-law
- در اصلdar asloriginally / fundamentally
- در حالی کهdar hâli kewhile / whereas
- در کلdar koloverall / in general
- در نتیجهdar netijeas a result / consequently
- در واقعdar vâqein fact / actually
- درودdorudhello (Pure Persian)
- دروغ حافظه نداردdorugh hâfeze nadâradlies have no memory
- دروغ گفتنdorugh-goftanto lie
- دفعهdaf'etime / instance
- دوبارهdobâreagain
- دوست‌جانdust-jândear friend
- دوقلوdogholutwin
- رفته رفتهrafte raftegradually / step by step
- رو به راست بودنru be râst budanbeing honest, straight-faced
- رودرواسیru-darbâyestireluctance to refuse
- رو دست خوردنru dast khordanto be tricked
- زن‌برادرzan-barâdarbrother's wife (sister-in-law)
- زن‌داییzan-dâyimaternal uncle's wife
- زنده‌یادzende-yâdthe late, of blessed memory
- زن‌عموzan-amupaternal uncle's wife
- زیر آب زدنzir-e âb zadanto undermine someone
- زیراzirâbecause (formal)
- سپاسsepâsthanks (Pure Persian)
- سر زبان افتادنsar-e zabân oftâdanto fall on tongues (be talked about)
- سرکارsar-kâresteemed sir/madam
- سر کسی شیره مالیدنsar-e kasi shire mâlidanrub honey on someone's head (sweet-talk)
- سفرهsofrehceremonial cloth-spread
- سلامSalaamHello; Peace. The universal Persian greeting used in every social context.
- سلامتیsalâmatihealth, cheers
- سلام علیکمsalâm aleykomformal Islamic greeting
- سنگ بزرگ نشانه نزدنهsang-e bozorg neshâne-ye nazadan-asta big stone is a sign of not throwing
- سنگ پا شدنsang-pâ shodanbecoming a foot-stone (shameless)
- سیاه‌پوشsiyâhpushdressed in mourning black
- شادروانshâdravânthe late (blessed soul)
- شایدshâyadmaybe
- شاید همshâyad hammaybe even / or perhaps
- شب بخیرshab be kheyrgood night
- شب‌نشینیshab-neshinievening visit
- شب هفتshab-e haftseventh-night mourning ceremony
- شتر دیدی ندیدیshotor didi nadidiyou saw a camel, you didn't (keep quiet)
- شماshomâyou (formal/plural)
- شوهرخالهshohar-khâlematernal aunt's husband
- شوهرخواهرshohar-khâharsister's husband (brother-in-law)
- شوهرعمهshohar-ammepaternal aunt's husband
- صاحب عزاsâheb-e azâchief mourner, bereaved family
- صبح بخیرsobh be kheyrgood morning
- صحبت کردنsohbat kardanto converse, speak
- صدای طبل از دور خوش استsedâ-ye tabl az dur khosh astthe drum sounds nicer from afar
- ضایعzâye'embarrassing, off-putting
- ظاهراًzâheranapparently / seemingly
- عدالتedâlatjustice
- عروسarusbride; daughter-in-law
- عروسیarusiwedding
- عزاazâmourning
- عزادارazâdârmourner, bereaved
- عزاداریazâdârimourning rites
- عزیزمazizammy dear
- عقدaqdmarriage contract
- علاوه برalâve barin addition to
- عملاًamalanpractically / in effect
- غیرتgheyrathonor, protective zeal
- فاتحهfâteheFatiha prayer for the dead
- فعلاًfelanfor now / at the moment
- فکر می‌کنمfekr mikonamI think
- قبرqabrgrave
- قبلاًqablanpreviously / before
- قطعاًqatandefinitely / absolutely
- قولqolpromise