Origin
Pure Persian
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- زباندرازzabân-derâzbig mouth / insolent speaker
- زبان کوچکzabân-e kuchikuvula
- زخمzakhmwound, sore
- زدنzadanto hit / strike / play (instrument)
- زردzardyellow
- زردآلوzardâluapricot
- زردچوبهzardchubeturmeric
- زرشکzereshkbarberries
- زرگرzargarjeweler, goldsmith
- زرگریzargar-igoldsmithing; jewellery-making craft
- زرنگzerangclever, sharp, shrewd
- زشتzeshtugly; improper
- زمانzamântime
- زمستانzemestânwinter
- زمینzaminground; earth; land; field; زمین خوردن = to fall down; زمین گذاشتن = to set down
- زمین خوردنzamin khordanto fall to the ground; to trip and fall
- زمین کشاورزیzamin-e keshâvarziagricultural land; farmland
- زنzanwoman, wife
- زنبرادرzan-barâdarbrother's wife (sister-in-law)
- زنبورzanburbee, wasp
- زندانzendânprison; jail
- زندانیzendâniprisoner; imprisoned; in jail; زندانی شدن = to be imprisoned; زندانی کردن = to imprison
- زنداییzan-dâyimaternal uncle's wife
- زندگیzendegilife
- زندهzendealive; living; زنده بودن = to be alive; زنده باد = long live (toast/cheer)
- زندهیادzende-yâdthe late, of blessed memory
- زنگzangbell, ring, phone call
- زنگاریzangâriverdigris / dark teal (archaic colour)
- زنگ زدنzang zadanto call (by phone) / to ring
- زودzudquickly; soon; early; زود باش = hurry up; زود رفتن = to leave early
- زودپزzudpazpressure cooker
- زودرنجzud-ranjtouchy, easily offended
- زورzurforce; strength; by force; زور داشتن = to have strength; زور زدن = to exert force / to try hard; به زور = by force
- زورخانهzurkhânehtraditional Iranian gymnasium
- زیانziyanloss; harm
- زیباzibâbeautiful
- زیباییzibâyibeauty; elegance
- زیرzirunder; below; beneath; زیر آب = underwater
- زیرآبریزیzir-âb rizibackstabbing / undermining behind the scenes
- زیر آب زدنzir-e âb zadanto undermine someone
- زیراzirâbecause (formal)
- زیرزمینzir-zaminbasement; underground room; cellar
- زیرکzirakshrewd; cunning; quick-witted
- زیستگاهzistgâhhabitat
- زیورzivrornament / jewellery (classical)
- ساختمانsâkhtemânbuilding
- سادهsâdesimple, plain
- سارsârstarling (bird)
- سازsâzmusical instrument
- سازمانsâzmânorganization; body; institution; agency
- سالsâlyear
- سالگردsâligardanniversary
- سالگیsâlegiyears (of age)
- سال نوsâl-e nowNew Year (Persian Nowruz greeting)
- سایهsâyeshade, shadow
- سبدsabadbasket
- سبزsabzgreen
- سبزیsabziherbs, greens
- سبزی خوردنsabzi khordanfresh herb plate
- سپاسsepâsthanks (Pure Persian)
- سپاهانsepahanSepahan FC, Isfahan football club
- سپرseparcar bumper; fender
- ستارهsetârestar
- ستاره تاجیکsetareh-tajikSetareh Tajik, killed Tehran Oct 2022, age 17
- ستونsotuncolumn; pillar; support beam
- سختsakhthard, difficult
- سختافزارsakht-afzarhardware
- سختگیرsakht-girstrict, demanding, exacting
- سدهsadehSadeh (ancient fire festival in winter)
- سرsarhead; top; beginning; chief; lid
- سربازsarbâzsoldier
- سر به هواsar be havâhead in the air (absent-minded)
- سرپرستsarparastsupervisor; guardian
- سرپوشsarpushcover; lid; (figurative) cover-up
- سر تکان دادنsar takân dâdanto nod; to shake one's head (yes or no gesture)
- سرخsorkhred (poetic/literary)
- سرخ کردنsorkh kardanto fry
- سرخوردگیsarkhordegifrustration, disappointment
- سردsardcold (adjective)
- سردابsardabunderground cool room
- سردارsardârcommander / general
- سردردsar-dardheadache
- سردرگمsardargombewildered, lost (mentally)
- سر زبان افتادنsar-e zabân oftâdanto fall on tongues (be talked about)
- سر زدنsar zadanto drop by / pop in
- سرشماریsarshumâricensus
- سرکارsar-kâresteemed sir/madam
- سر کسی شیره مالیدنsar-e kasi shire mâlidanrub honey on someone's head (sweet-talk)
- سرکهserkevinegar
- سرگرمیsargarmihobby; pastime; leisure activity
- سرگیجهsargijedizziness, vertigo
- سرماsarmâcold (the noun)
- سرماخوردگیsarmâkhordegia cold (illness)
- سرمایهsarmâyecapital, investment funds
- سرمایهگذاریsarmâye-gozâriinvestment
- سرناsornasorna, the oboe-like wind instrument
- سروsarvcypress (poetic)
- سروانsarvânarmy captain
- سرودsorudanthem; choral song
- سست شدنsost shodanto go weak; to become limp or flaccid (body going slack)