Origin
Pure Persian
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- بدرقهbadraqefarewell ritual at the door
- بدرقه کردنbadraqe-kardanto see someone off ceremonially
- بدرودbedrudgoodbye (Pure Persian)
- بدهکارbedehkardebtor; indebted
- بدهیbedehidebt
- بدیbadibadness; evil; meanness; بدی کردن = to do wrong to someone; بدی داشتن = to have flaws
- بذارbezârlet (spoken) vs begozâr
- بذار برهbezâr berelet it go; forget about it; move on (dismissive phrase)
- برادرbarādarbrother
- برادرزادهbarâdar-zâdebrother's child (niece/nephew)
- برخاستنbarkhastanto rise, stand up
- برخیbarxisome (formal)
- بُردbordwin / victory
- برداشتbardâshtwithdrawal
- بردباریbordbâripatience; forbearance; stoic tolerance
- بردنbordanto take / carry (away)
- برفbarfsnow
- برگbargleaf
- برگریزانbarg-rizânleaf fall; autumn shedding (agricultural signal for harvest)
- برگشتنbargashtanto return, come back
- برنامهریزیbarnâmeh-riziprogramming; scheduling
- برنامهنویسbarnâmeh-nevisprogrammer; software developer
- برنجberenjrice
- برهbarrelamb (young sheep)
- بروborogo! (imperative) vs borow
- برو باباboro bâbâoh come on; get out of here; yeah right (dismissive)
- بریان کردنberyân kardanto roast or braise
- بزbozgoat
- بزرگbozorgbig, large; older; great
- بزرگ ترbozorgtarthe elder, senior person
- بزرگراهbozorgrâhexpressway
- بزرگیbozorgigrace, magnanimity (also size)
- بسbasenough; that's enough; sufficient; بسه = that's enough; بس کن = stop it / cut it out; بس که = so much that
- بست کردنbast kardanto seal; to lock up; to bind (an agreement)
- بستنbastanto close, tie
- بستنیbastaniice cream
- بسته بندیbaste-bandipackaging; box up leftovers
- بسیارbesyârvery / much (formal)
- بشکنبشکنbeshkan-beshkanfinger-snapping (in Iranian dance / celebration)
- بفرماbefarmaplease; go ahead; here you are (polite invitation or offering)
- بفرماییدbefarmâyidplease/here-you-go
- بگوbegusay! (spoken imperative)
- بلندbolandtall; high; loud
- بلند شدنboland shodanto stand up / rise
- بلندگوbolandguloudspeaker (audio)
- بلهbaleyes (formal)
- بنبستbonbastdead end, cul-de-sac; deadlock
- بندرbandarport, harbor
- بند رختband-e rakhtclothesline, washing line
- بندهbandeI / me (humble formal first person); servant
- بنفشbanafshpurple, violet
- بنفشهbanafsheviolet (flower)
- بنفشهایbanafshe-iviolet / purple
- بهارbahârspring
- به بهbah-bahwow (delighted)
- بهبودیbehbudirecovery, getting better
- بهترbehtarbetter
- بهترینbehtarinthe best
- به جایbe jâ-yeinstead of
- به چشمbe cheshmwith pleasure; of course; gladly (lit. 'to the eye')
- بهداشتbehdâshthygiene, sanitation, health
- بهرهbahreinterest (financial)
- بهروزرسانیbe-ruz-resaniupdate / software update
- بهشbeheshto him/her (spoken) vs be u
- بهمنbahmanJan-Feb (11th month)
- به هر کجا که روی آسمان همین رنگ استbe har kojâ ke ravi âsemân hamin rang astthe sky is the same wherever you go
- بوbusmell; scent; odour; بو دادن = to smell (of something); بو کردن = to sniff; بوی خوب = good smell
- بوتهbutebush, shrub
- بودنbūdanto be, to exist
- بوس کردنbus kardanto kiss; to give a kiss
- بیاbiyâcome! (imperative)
- بیابانbiyâbândesert; wilderness
- بیبیbibigrandma, lady (term of address)
- بیخوابیbi-khâbiinsomnia
- بیدbidwillow tree
- بیدارbidârawake; alert; conscious; بیدار بودن = to be awake; بیدار شدن = to wake up; بیدار کردن = to wake someone up
- بیدار شدنbidâr shodanto wake up
- بیرنگbi-rangcolourless / faded
- بیرونbirunoutside; out; exterior
- بیرون برbirun-bartakeaway, takeout
- بیزارbizâraverse, fed up, sick of
- بیستbisttwenty
- بیشترbishtarmore / most
- بیشمارbi-shomârcountless; innumerable
- بیکارbikârunemployed; idle
- بیلbilspade; shovel
- بیمارستانbimârestânhospital
- بیماری واگیردارbimâri-ye vâgirdârcontagious disease; infectious illness
- بیمهbimeinsurance
- بینیbininose
- بیهوش کردنbihoush kardanto anaesthetise; to knock out (medically)
- بیهوشیbihoushianaesthesia; unconsciousness (medical)
- پاpâfoot, leg
- پااندازpâ-andâzfloor mat, entry rug runner
- پا تو کفش کسی کردنpâ tu kafsh-e kasi kardanto put foot in someone's shoe (interfere)
- پاداشpâdâshbonus, reward
- پادگانpâdegânmilitary barracks; garrison; army base; رفتن سربازی به پادگان = to go to the barracks for military service
- پارچهpârchehfabric / cloth
- پارسالpârsâllast year
- پاسخpasokhanswer, response