Origin
Pure Persian
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- گلوgaluthroat
- گلودردgalu-dardsore throat
- گلولایgel-o-lâymud, sludge
- گمgomlost; گم شدن = to get lost; گم کردن = to lose something; گم کن = get lost! (slang)
- گمراهgomrahmisguided (religious framing of dissent)
- گم شدنgom shodanto get lost
- گم کردنgom kardanto lose (something)
- گناهgonâhsin; fault; blame; گناه کردن = to sin; گناه داشتن = to have sin; گناه داره = it's a shame (pity)
- گنجشکgonjeshksparrow
- گندمgandomwheat
- گهgohshit
- گوارشgovâreshdigestion
- گواهینامه پزشکیgovâhinâme-ye pezeshkimedical certificate; doctor's note
- گواهینامه رانندگیgovâhinâme-ye rânandegidriver's licence
- گوجهgojehtomato
- گورgurgrave (native word)
- گورستانgurestâncemetery
- گوزنgavazndeer, stag
- گوسفندgusfandsheep
- گوشgushear
- گوشتgushtmeat
- گوش تا گوشgush tâ gushfrom ear to ear (everywhere)
- گوش دادنgush dâdanto listen
- گوشهgushemusical motif within a dastgah
- گوشوارهgushvârehearrings
- گوشیgushimobile phone (lit. earpiece/handset)
- گوشی هوشمندgushi-ye hushmandsmartphone
- گونهgunespecies
- گیرgirstuck; caught; گیر کردن = to get stuck / to be caught; گیر دادن = to pester someone
- گیر دادیgir dâdiyou're being annoying / getting on my nerves (lit. 'you gave snag')
- گیرهgireclothes peg, clip
- گیسوgisulock of hair (poetic)
- لاکپشت آبیlâkposht-e âbisea turtle
- لالهlâletulip
- لبlablip; edge; shore; bank; لب دریا = at the water's edge; لب زدن = to sip; لب نزدن = to not touch (food) / to not say a word
- لباسشوییlebâs-shuiwashing machine
- لپهlapeyellow split peas
- لحافlahâfduvet, quilt, comforter
- لرزlarzchills, shivering
- لرزیدنlarzidanto tremble; to shiver; to shake (from cold or fear)
- لشlashLazy / Chilling / Rotting
- لغزیدنlaghzidanto slip; to slide; to skid on a surface
- لکهlekkespot, stain
- لگد زدنlagad zadanto kick; to strike with the foot
- لنگ زدنlang zadanto limp; to walk with a hobble
- لوطیlutigentleman-rogue
- لوله کشluleh-keshplumber
- ماmâwe, us
- مادرmādarmother
- مادربزرگmâdar-bozorggrandmother
- مادرزنmâdar-zanmother-in-law (wife's mom)
- مادرشوهرmâdar-shoharmother-in-law (husband's mom)
- مارmârsnake
- ماستmâstyogurt
- مامانmamanmom
- ماندنmândanto stay / remain
- ماهmâhmoon; month
- ماهیmâhifish
- ماهی آزادmâhi-ye âzâdsalmon
- ماهی از سر گنده میشودmâhi az sar gandeh mishavadfish rots from the head (corruption starts at the top)
- ماهیچهmâhichemuscle (everyday)
- ماهی سفیدmâhi-ye sefidCaspian white fish (kutum); a prized Iranian fish
- ماهیگیرmahigirfisherman
- مبلmoblsofa, armchair, upholstered furniture
- مجیدرضا رهنوردmajidreza-rahnavardMajidreza Rahnavard, executed 12 Dec 2022
- مچmochwrist; ankle
- مردmardman, husband
- مردابmordâblagoon, marsh
- مردادmordâdJul-Aug (5th month)
- مردمmardompeople; the public; folk; folks
- مردهmordedead; corpse; dead person; مرده شور = undertaker (also exclamation of frustration)
- مرزmarzborder
- مرزبندیmorzbandidemarcation; border delineation
- مرزهmarzesavory (herb)
- مرغmorghchicken, hen
- مرغداریmorgh-dâripoultry farm
- مرغ همسایه غاز استmorgh-e hamsâye ghâz astthe neighbor's chicken is a goose
- مرگmargdeath; مرگ = death (noun); مرگ بر = death to (political slogan formula)
- مرواریدmorvâridpearl; مروارید = pearl (used figuratively for something precious); دانه مروارید = a pearl bead
- مزدmozdwage
- مژهmozheeyelash
- مسmescopper (metal)
- مستmastdrunk (lit/poetic)
- مشmashrespectful title for a village elder or working-class man; contraction of مشهدی (one who has visited Mashhad); مش رجب = Uncle Rajab
- مشتmoshtfist; a handful; مشت زدن = to punch; یه مشت = a handful of
- مشت زدنmosht zadanto punch; to hit with a fist
- مشتیmashtiDude / a cool, solid guy
- مغزmaghzbrain
- مگرmagarunless, except
- مگر اینکهmagar inkeunless
- مگسmagasfly (the insect); housefly
- مگهmagereally?; is it that...?; but (colloquial tag/emphasis particle)
- ملحفهmalhafebedsheet
- منmanI, me
- مهmehfog, mist
- مهرmehrSep-Oct (7th month)
- مهربانmehrabankind
- مهرشاد شهیدیmehrshad-shahidiMehrshad Shahidi, killed Arak Oct 2022, age 19
- مهرگانmehregânMehregan (ancient autumn harvest festival)
- مهمانخانهmehmânkhâneguesthouse, inn