Origin
Pure Persian
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- شیر آبshir-e âbwater tap, faucet
- شیر آب آشپزخانهshir-âb-e âshpazkhânekitchen tap; kitchen faucet
- شیرازshirâzShiraz
- شیرینshirinsweet
- شیرینزبانshirin-zabânsweet-tongued / charming speaker
- شیرینیshirinisweet, pastry
- صدsadhundred
- طاقچهtâqchealcove shelf, niche, window ledge
- عروسیarusiwedding
- غنچهghonchebud, unopened flower
- غورهghureunripe sour grape (used for verjuice)
- غیدرgheydarself-styled tough guy
- فراموش کردنfarâmush kardanto forget
- فرداfardātomorrow
- فردوسیferdowsiFerdowsi (poet of Shahnameh)
- فرستادنferestâdanto send; to dispatch; to forward
- فرشfarshcarpet, rug
- فرمانfarmânsteering wheel
- فرماندارfarmandargovernor (provincial appointment)
- فرمانداریfarmândârigovernorship; county governor's office; local government office; رفتن به فرمانداری = to go to the county office
- فرماندهfarmândehcommander; commanding officer
- فرهنگfarhangculture, dictionary
- فرهنگیfarhangicultural
- فروتنیforutanimodesty (Persian-rooted)
- فروختنforukhtanto sell
- فرودگاهforudgahairport
- فروردینfarvardinMar-Apr (1st month)
- فروشforushsale / selling
- فروشندهforushândehsalesperson; vendor
- فسنجانfesenjânwalnut-pomegranate stew
- فشارfeshârpressure (physical); stress; push
- فشار خونfeshâr-e khunblood pressure
- فندکfandaklighter
- فیروزه ایfiruzehiturquoise (color and stone)
- قابوسghâbusclassical Persian male name (literary anchor)
- قارچghârchmushroom
- قاطیqatimixed in, blended together
- قالیqaliPersian rug
- قالیچهqalichehsmall rug, runner
- قرچکqarchakQarchak Prison (women's facility, Varamin)
- قشنگqashangpretty, cute, lovely
- قفسهqafaseshelf, shelving unit
- کاچی به از هیچیkâchi beh az hichisomething is better than nothing
- کارkārwork, job, task
- کارآفرینkârâfarinentrepreneur
- کارآگاهkârâgâhdetective; private investigator
- کارپردازkar-pardazprocurement officer / purchasing agent
- کاردکkârdakspatula; flipper (for turning food in a pan)
- کارشناسیkârshenâsiexpertise; expert opinion; B.Sc. level (university)
- کارفرماkârfarmâemployer
- کار کردنkâr kardanto work
- کارگرkârgarworker; laborer
- کارگردانkâr-gardândirector (film)
- کارگردانهkârgardândirector (of film or theater)
- کارگردانیkargardanidirecting, filmmaking (the craft)
- کارمندkârmandoffice worker
- کار نیکو کردن از پر کردن استkâr-e niku kardan az por kardan astdoing good comes from much practice
- کاروانسراkârvânsarâcaravanserai, roadside inn
- کاسهkâsebowl
- کاشkâshI wish; if only; کاش بودی = I wish you were here; کاش میدونستم = if only I knew
- کاشتنkashtanto plant; to sow
- کالاkâlâcommodity, goods
- کامیابkâmyâbsuccessful; accomplished; triumphant
- کاهوkâhulettuce
- کبابkabâbkebab, grilled meat
- کبادهkabbadehheavy iron bow used in zurkhane exercises
- کبوترkabutarpigeon, dove
- کبوتربازیkabutar-bâzipigeon keeping; traditional hobby of flying pigeons (Tehran rooftop culture)
- کبوتر با کبوتر باز با بازkabutar bâ kabutar bâz bâ bâzdoves with doves, hawks with hawks
- کبودیkabudibruise
- کتهkatehabsorption-method sticky rice
- کجاkojâwhere
- کدامkodâmwhich (one)
- کدخداkadkhodâvillage elder; headman; community mediator (colloquial: go-between in disputes or matchmaking)
- کدوkadusquash, zucchini
- کدو سبزkadu sabzzucchini; courgette
- کردنkardanto do, to make
- کرسیkorsikorsi, heated low table with quilt
- کرکسkargasvulture
- کرمانkermânKerman
- کرهkarebutter
- کسkoscunt, vagina (vulgar)
- کسخلkos-kholcrazy, idiot (vulgar but often affectionate)
- کسکشkos-keshpimp / asshole (fighting word)
- کسیkasisomeone; anyone; nobody (in negatives)
- کش آمدنkesh âmadanto stretch, to become elongated (of elastic material); colloquially, to drag on (of time)
- کشاورزkeshavarzfarmer, agriculturist
- کشتیkashtiship
- کشتی پهلوانیkoshti-pahlevaniPersian traditional wrestling
- کشتیگیرkoshtigerwrestler
- کش دادنkesh dâdanto pull; to drag; to stretch out
- کششkesheshstretching
- کشکkashkfermented whey (drizzle/dip)
- کشمکشkeshmakeshstruggle / tug-of-war / conflict
- کشوkashudrawer
- کشیدنkashidanto pull / draw / endure
- کشیدن دندانkeshidan-e dandântooth extraction
- کفتارkaftârhyena
- کف خوابkaf-khabDead tired (also a lowered car)
- کفشkafshshoe