Origin
Pure Persian
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- دهنبینdahan-binsycophant / one who reads the room to know what to say
- دوdotwo
- دوبارهdobâreagain
- دو برابرdo-barabardouble, twice as much
- دوتارdotârdotar (two-stringed lute)
- دوچرخهdocharkhebicycle
- دوچرخهسواریdo-charkheh-savâricycling
- دوچندانdo-chandândouble; twice as much
- دودکشdud-keshchimney; flue; exhaust duct
- دوربینdur-binfar-sighted; also: binoculars / camera (noun)
- دوروdo-rutwo-faced, hypocritical
- دوستdoostfriend
- دوستت دارمdustat dâramI love you; I like you
- دوست دارهdust dâres/he likes (spoken) vs dust dârad
- دوست داشتنdust dâshtanto love, like
- دوشاخهdo-shâkheplug (electrical)
- دوغdughyogurt drink
- دوندهdavandehrunner
- دویدنdavidanto run
- دیdeyDec-Jan (10th month)
- دیدگاهdidgahperspective, viewpoint
- دیدنDidanTo see
- دیده نشدهdide nashodeseen but not replied to; left on read (messaging)
- دیرdirlate; دیر کردن = to be late; دیر شدن = to get late
- دیروزdīrūzyesterday
- دیزیdiziabgusht in a stone crock; the crock itself
- دیشبdishablast night; دیشب چی شد = what happened last night; دیشب دیدمت = I saw you last night
- دیگdiglarge pot, cauldron
- دیگچهdigchesmall pot; saucepan (smaller than a qablame)
- دیگرdigarother; else; anymore; no longer
- دیگریdigarianother; someone else; دیگری = a different one
- دیگهdigheanymore; now; then (colloquial form of دیگر)
- دیمکاریdiym-kâridryland farming; rain-fed cultivation (no irrigation)
- دیوارdivârwall
- دیوانdivânpoetry collection
- دیوانهdivânecrazy; mad; insane; دیوانه شدن = to go crazy; دیوانه کردن = to drive someone crazy
- رازیانهrâziyânefennel
- راستrâstright (direction); straight; true
- راستشrâsteshto tell the truth; actually; راستش = honestly speaking (discourse opener)
- راست گوrast-gutruthful person, truth-teller
- راستگوییrâstguyihonesty; truthfulness
- راستیrâstiby the way; truth; راستی یادم رفت = by the way, I forgot; راستی راستی = for real / genuinely
- رانندگیrânandegidriving; the act of driving
- رانندهrânandedriver
- راهrâhway, road, path
- راهپلهrâh-pellestaircase, stairwell
- راهکارrâhkârsolution; remedy; approach (problem-solving)
- راهنماییrahnamayimiddle school (guidance school)
- رایانهrayanecomputer (Pure Persian)
- رختآویزrakht-âvizclothes hanger, coat hook
- رسیدresidreceipt
- رسیدنresidanto arrive; to ripen
- رفتارraftârbehavior; conduct; treatment; رفتار کردن = to behave; رفتار خوب = good behavior; رفتارش خوب نیست = his/her behavior isn't good
- رفتنraftanto go
- رفته رفتهrafte raftegradually / step by step
- رگragvein, blood vessel
- رگبارragbârdownpour, rain shower
- رمهrameherd; flock (of livestock)
- رنجیدهranjideoffended, hurt
- رندهrandegrater; carpenter's plane
- رنده کردنrande kardanto grate
- رنگrangcolour; paint; complexion; رنگ زدن = to paint; رنگ باختن = to lose colour / to look pale; رنگش پریده = he/she looks pale
- رنگارنگrang-ârangcolourful / multicoloured
- رنگرزیrang-razidyeing; fabric dyeing (traditional natural dye craft)
- رنگینکمانrangin-kamânrainbow
- رهبرrahbarleader (Supreme Leader in Iran)
- روruon; (colloquial object marker râ); face
- روانپزشکravanpezeshkpsychiatrist
- رواندرمانیravân-darmânipsychotherapy
- روانشناسravanshenaspsychologist
- روبالشیru-bâleshipillowcase
- روباهrubâhfox
- رو به راست بودنru be râst budanbeing honest, straight-faced
- روبهروrubaruopposite, facing, across from
- روتختیru-takhtibedspread, bed cover
- رودخانهrud-khâneriver
- رودرواسیru-darbâyestireluctance to refuse
- رو دست خوردنru dast khordanto be tricked
- رودهrudeintestine, gut
- روزruzday
- روزنامهruznamenewspaper
- روزنامهنگارruzname-negarnewspaper journalist
- روزهruzefasting
- روستاrustâvillage
- روسریrusariheadscarf
- روشنrowshanlight / bright / clear
- روشنفکرrowshanfekrintellectual, freethinker
- روشنگریrowshangarienlightenment
- روشوییrushuiwashbasin (bathroom sink)
- روغنroghanoil, fat
- روفرشیru-farshiindoor house shoes
- رومیزیrumizitable runner, tablecloth
- روندravandtrend, course of events
- رویru-yeface, surface
- ریسمانrismanrope; cord (used in farming and animal handling)
- ریشrishbeard
- ریشهrishe-counterstrand, root (counter for cloth/string)
- زانوzânuknee
- زایمانzâymânchildbirth, delivery
- زبانzabânlanguage, tongue