Origin
Pure Persian
۱۶۰۵ words
- آبābwater
- آبانâbânOct-Nov (8th month)
- آب پز کردنâb-paz kardanto boil (in water)
- آب توی دهنâb tu-ye dahânwater in mouth (mouthwatering)
- آبجوشâb-joshboiling water; kettle water (as in hot water for tea or cooking)
- آب در هاون کوبیدنâb dar hâvan kubidanbeating water in a mortar (futile effort)
- آبراهâb-râhwaterway; channel
- آبروaberudignity, social face
- آبریزش بینیâbrizesh-e binirunny nose
- آب زیرکاهâb zir-e kâhdeceitfully calm / wolf in sheep's clothing (lit. water under straw)
- آبسردabsardcold water, ignored or ghosted (Gen Z slang)
- آبشارâbshârwaterfall
- آب شدنâb shodanto melt (literally); colloquially, to be overwhelmed by embarrassment, or to vanish
- آبکشâbkeshcolander, strainer
- آبگرمکنâb-garm-konwater heater, boiler
- آبگوشتâbgushtmeat-and-bean broth stew
- آب نریخت کوزهâb narikht kuzethe jug didn't spill water (no waste)
- آبیâbiblue
- آبیاریâbyâriirrigation
- آتش خانه به سایهâtash-e khâne be sâyeghthe fire of one's house warms others
- آتشفشانâtashfeshânvolcano
- آتشکدهatashkadefire temple
- آتشنشانâtash-neshânfirefighter
- آتشنشانیâtash-neshânifire station, fire department
- آخهâkhebut; because; you see (colloquial filler/connector expressing justification)
- آذرâzarNov-Dec (9th month)
- آرامârâmcalm, slow
- آرامشârâmeshcalm, tranquility
- آرامگاهârâmgâhmausoleum, resting place
- آرایشگاهârâyeshgâhhair salon, barbershop
- آرایشگرarayeshgarhairdresser / barber
- آردârdflour
- آرزوarezuwish, hope
- آرمیتا گراوندarmita-geravandArmita Geravand, Tehran Oct 2023 coma death
- آرنجâranjelbow
- آرهâreyes (informal)
- آزادâzâdfree; liberated; at liberty; آزاد بودن = to be free; آزاد کردن = to free / to release
- آزادگیâzâdegispirit of freedom; nobility of character; being free-spirited
- آزادیâzâdifreedom
- آزمایشâzmâyeshmedical test, lab test
- آزمایش خونâzmâyesh-e khunblood test
- آزمایشگاهâzmâyeshgâhlaboratory
- آزمونâzmunformal standardized test
- آسانâsâneasy
- آستینâstinsleeve
- آسمانâsmânsky
- آشâshthick herb-and-legume soup
- آشپزâshpazcook, chef
- آشپزخانهâshpaz-khânekitchen
- آشفتهâshoftedistraught, disheveled in mind
- آشناâshnâfamiliar; acquaintance; آشنا بودن = to be familiar; آشنا شدن = to get acquainted
- آغاز سالâghâz-e sâlstart of the year
- آغوشâghushembrace; arms (as in a hug); in one's embrace
- آفتابگردانaftabgardansunflower
- آفتابهâftâbewater ewer (bathroom)
- آفتابیâftâbisunny
- آفرینâfarinbravo!; well done!; expression of praise
- آگاهیâgâhiawareness; knowledge; consciousness
- آلوâluplum, prune
- آلودگیâludegipollution
- آمادهâmâdeready; prepared; آماده بودن = to be ready; آماده کردن = to prepare
- آمارâmârstatistics; data; census
- آمدنâmadanto come
- آموزشâmuzesheducation; training
- آنجاânjâthere; over there; that place
- آنگاهângâhthen / at that time
- آهستهâhesteslow; quiet; gentle (also used as adverb)
- آهنâhaniron (metal)
- آهنگâhangsong; melody; tune
- آهنگسازâhangsâzcomposer; music producer
- آهوâhugazelle, deer
- آوازavazvocal improvisation, classical singing
- آوردنâvardanto bring
- آویز شدنâviz shodanto hang on; to dangle; to cling to something
- آینهâ'inemirror
- ابرabrcloud
- ابروabrueyebrow (poetic)
- ابریabricloudy, overcast
- ابریشمabreshamsilk
- ابریشم خامabresham-e khâmraw silk
- ابریشمیabreshamisilken / made of silk
- ابزار آشپزیabzâr-e âshpazicooking utensils; kitchen tools (general term)
- ارتشartesharmy / military
- اردیبهشتordibeheshtApr-May (2nd month)
- ارزarzforeign currency, forex
- ارزانarzâncheap; inexpensive
- ارزانیarzânicheapness, low prices
- ارزشarzeshvalue; worth; virtue
- ارسیorosistained-glass sash window
- ارغوانیarghavanicrimson, deep red-purple
- ارهarresaw
- از آب درآوردنaz âb dar âvardanto pull off / manage to achieve
- از آنجا کهaz ânjâ kesince / given that
- از تو مَست که بَر مَستaz to mast ke bar mastwhat you do comes back to you
- اسبasbhorse
- اسبماهیasb-mâhiseahorse
- استادostâdprofessor; master craftsman
- استانostânprovince (Iranian administrative region)
- استخوانostokhânbone
- اسفناجesfenâjspinach