Origin
Pure Persian
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- سطل زبالهsatl-e zobâletrash can, bin
- سفارش دادنsefâresh dâdanto order (food)
- سفالsefâlterracotta; earthenware tile; fired clay
- سفالگریsefâl-gariceramics; pottery making with fired clay
- سفیدsefidwhite
- سفید برفsefid-e barfsnow white
- سگsagdog
- سنتورsanturhammered dulcimer
- سنجابsanjâbsquirrel
- سنگsangstone
- 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)
- سنگدلsangdelhard-hearted, callous
- سنگ زیرینsang-e zirincornerstone / foundation stone
- سنگکsangakstone-baked flatbread
- سهsethree
- سه برابرseh-barabartriple, three times
- سهتارsetarsetar, a long-necked lute
- سهدریseh-darithree-doored room
- سهراب اعرابیsohrab-arabiSohrab A'rabi, killed 2009 Green Movement, age 19
- سهراهیse-râhipower strip, multi-socket
- سوارsuvârriding; mounted; سوار شدن = to get on / to ride; سوار بودن = to be riding
- سوار شدنsavâr shodanto get on; to board (a vehicle)
- سواریsavârishared taxi; shared ride (Iranian intercity shared car)
- سوتیsutia slip-up / public embarrassment
- سوختگیsukhtegiburn (injury)
- سوختنsukhtanto burn / to be destroyed by fire
- سودsudprofit; interest
- سوزsuzburning (poetic)
- سوزنsuzanneedle
- سوزندوزیsuzan-duziembroidery; needlework
- سیsithirty
- سیاهsiyâhblack
- سیاهپوشsiyâhpushdressed in mourning black
- سیبsibapple
- سیب چرخید و سرخ افتادsib charkhid o sorkh oftâdthe apple turned red after falling
- سیبزمینیsib-zaminipotato
- سیخsikhskewer
- سیخکsikhakskewer; metal or wooden kebab stick
- سیرsirgarlic
- سیزدهبهدرsizdah-be-darNature Day (13th Nowruz picnic tradition)
- سیمsimwire, cord, cable
- سینهزنیsineh-zanichest-beating (mourning ritual)
- شاخهshâkhebranch, stem
- شادshâdjoyful, glad
- شادابshâdâbfresh; vibrant; radiant; full of vitality
- شادروانshâdravânthe late (blessed soul)
- شادمانshâdmâncheerful, delighted
- شادمانیshâdmânijoy; happiness; cheerfulness
- شادیshadijoy
- شالshâlshawl / large scarf
- شانهshâneshoulder
- شاهنامهshâh-nâmeBook of Kings (epic)
- شاه نشینshahneshinkings seat, honored alcove
- شاهینshâhinperegrine falcon; shaheen falcon
- شایدshâyadmaybe
- شاید همshâyad hammaybe even / or perhaps
- شبshabnight
- شبپرهshab-paremoth; night butterfly
- شبنشینیshab-neshinievening visit
- شبنمshabnamdew
- شب هفتshab-e haftseventh-night mourning ceremony
- شتر دیدی ندیدیshotor didi nadidiyou saw a camel, you didn't (keep quiet)
- شتهshateaphid; plant louse
- شخمshokhmplowing; tilling the soil
- شدمshodamI became
- شدنshodanto become
- شرمsharmshame (positive sense, modesty)
- شرمندهsharmandeashamed; also sorry/embarrassed
- شستنshostanto wash
- ششsheshsix
- شکرshekarsugar
- شکستگیshekastegifracture, break
- شکمدردshekam-dardstomach ache; abdominal pain
- شکوفهshokufeblossom
- شلامshalamHewwo (a playful slurring of salam)
- شلوارshalvârtrousers
- شماshomâyou (formal/plural)
- شمارshomârcount; tally; number
- شماره پروانهshomare-ye parvânelicense number; permit registration number
- شمشادshamshâdboxwood (poetic)
- شمشیرماهیshamshir-mâhiswordfish
- شنshensand
- شناshenâswimming; push-up
- شناختshenâkhtcognition; recognition; understanding of someone/something
- شناسنامهshenâsnâmeidentity booklet; birth certificate; national ID record
- شنا کردنshenâ kardanto swim
- شناگرshenâgarswimmer
- شنیدنshenidanto hear
- شهرshahrcity
- شهردارshahr-dârmayor
- شهرداریshahrdârimunicipality, city hall
- شهرستانshahrestâncounty; district (Iranian administrative division below province)
- شهروندshahrvandcitizen
- شهریورshahrivarAug-Sep (6th month)
- شوخshukhplayful, joking, witty
- شورshursalty; passionate
- شوهرshowharhusband
- شوهرخواهرshohar-khâharsister's husband (brother-in-law)
- شیرshirmilk; lion