Origin
Arabic
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- لااقلlâ-aghalat least; at the very least; لااقل یه بار = at least once
- لابدlâbodsurely; inevitably; I suppose; لابد خسته بودی = you must have been tired
- لازمlâzemnecessary; needed; لازم است = it is necessary
- لاغرlâgharthin, skinny
- لباسlebâsclothing / clothes
- لباس رسمیlebâs-e rasmiformal attire
- لباس محلیlebâs-e mahalitraditional / local costume
- لثهlassegum (mouth)
- لحظهlahzehmoment; instant
- لطفlotfkindness; favor; لطف کردن = to do a favor; لطفاً = please
- لطفاlotfanplease, kindly
- لکلکlaklakstork
- لوایحlavâyehbills; draft legislation; formal legislative proposals
- لوسlusspoiled, bratty; cloying
- مأمورma'murofficer; agent; official assigned to a task; مأمور پلیس = police officer; مأموریت = mission / assignment
- مؤدبmo'addabpolite; well-mannered; courteous
- ماتmâtmatte / dull (not shiny)
- ماجراmâjarastory; adventure; affair; what happened; ماجرا چیه؟ = what's the story?
- مادهmâddematter; substance; material
- ماده مخدرmâdde-ye mokhadernarcotic substance; controlled drug
- ما شاءاللهmâshâallâhwhat God has willed; expression of admiration and warding off evil eye
- مالmâlbelonging to; property of; goods
- مالیmâlifinancial; monetary; fiscal; مشکل مالی = financial problem; کمک مالی = financial aid; وضع مالی = financial situation
- مالیاتmâliyâttax
- ماهیتmâhiyyatnature; essence; essential character
- مباحmobâhpermissible; neutral act (Islamic law)
- مبارکmobârakblessed, congratulations
- مبدأmabdaorigin; starting point; first principle
- متأسفانهmota'sefâneunfortunately; sadly; متأسفانه نه = unfortunately no; متأسفم = I am sorry
- مترجمmotarjemtranslator; interpreter
- متشکرmotashakkerthanks, thankful
- متشکرمmotashakkeramthank you (formal register)
- متفکرmotafakkerthinker, intellectual
- متکاmotakkâbolster pillow, cushion
- متنmatntext; body (of a letter/contract); content
- متنفرmotanafferhating, disgusted by
- متهمmotahamaccused; defendant; the charged person
- متوجهmotevajjehto understand; to notice; متوجه شدن = to realize; to catch on
- مثلmesllike; similar to; such as; for example
- مثلاًmasalanfor example
- مثلثmosallastriangle
- مثنویmasnaviMasnavi (Rumi's epic)
- مجازاتmojâzâtpunishment; legal penalty; sentence
- مجبورmajburforced; compelled; having no choice; مجبور بودن = to be forced to; مجبور شدن = to be compelled; مجبورم = I have no choice
- مجریmojriTV or radio presenter; host; emcee; executor; مجری برنامه = show host; مجری اجرا = executor of a plan
- مجسمهmojassamehstatue; sculpture
- مجلسmajlesparliament / Iranian legislative assembly
- مجلهmajallehmagazine
- مجمهmajmalarge round tray (traditional copper or brass serving tray)
- مجوزmojavvezpermit, license
- محاربmohâreb"warrior against God" (capital charge)
- محاسبmohâsebauditor; reckoner
- محاسبهmohâsebecalculation; computation
- محتاطmohâtatcautious; careful; prudent
- محرکmoharrakmotivator, motive
- محرمmahramintimate confidant
- محسن شکاریmohsen-shekariMohsen Shekari, first Mahsa Movement execution 8 Dec 2022
- محصولmahsulcrop; produce; product
- محکمmohkamfirm / solid / strong
- محکمهmahkamecourt of law; tribunal (formal/classical term)
- محکومmahkumconvicted / condemned
- محلmahalplace; location; area; neighbourhood; محل زندگی = place of residence; محل کار = workplace; محل نذاشتن = to pay no attention to
- محلهmahalleneighborhood, district
- محمد مهدی کرمیmohammad-mehdi-karamiMohammad Mehdi Karami, executed 7 Jan 2023
- مخارجmakhârejexpenses, outgoings
- مخبرmokhbarinformant; police informer; snitch
- مخفیmakhfihidden; secret; concealed
- مخملmakhmalvelvet
- مدادmedadpencil
- مدارکmadârekdocuments, papers
- مدرسهmadreseschool
- مدرکmadrakdocument; degree/credential
- مدرک تحصیلیmadrak-e tahsiliacademic degree; credential
- مدیرmodirmanager; director
- مدیرعاملmodir-amelCEO, managing director
- مدیریت مدرسهmodiriyyat-e madraseschool administration
- مذاکره صلحmozâkere-ye solhpeace negotiation; mediation talks
- مراسمmarâsemceremony; ritual; event; memorial service; مراسم عروسی = wedding ceremony; مراسم گرفتن = to hold a ceremony
- مراقبmorâghebcareful; watchful; caretaker; مراقب بودن = to be careful / to watch over; مراقب باش = be careful!
- مرباmorabbâjam, preserve
- مربعmorabbasquare (shape)
- مربیmarabicoach / trainer
- مرتبmorattabneat / tidy / regular (pattern)
- مرتدmortadapostate (one who leaves Islam)
- مرجعmarja'supreme religious authority; Grand Ayatollah
- مرحباmarhabbâwelcome; bravo; well done (warm greeting, slightly formal/literary)
- مرحومmarhumthe late (deceased man)
- مرحومهmarhumethe late (deceased woman)
- مرخصیmorakhasileave, time off
- مرشدmorshedthe zurkhane drum-master who recites poetry
- مرور زمانmorur-e zamânstatute of limitations; passage of time (legal)
- مریدmoriddisciple
- مریضmarizsick; ill; patient (also noun)
- مزاحمmozâhemnuisance; intruder; someone who disturbs; مزاحم شدن = to bother; to intrude; مزاحم نشو = don't bother me / don't get in the way
- مزارmazârshrine, grave site
- مزایاmazâyâbenefits, perks
- مزرعهmazraeefarm; field for cultivation
- مسئلهmas'aleproblem; issue; matter; مسئلهای نیست = no problem; مسئله اینه که = the thing is that
- مسئولیتmas'uliyyatresponsibility; accountability
- مسابقهmosâbeqehcompetition / match