Word type
Cultural Ritual or Event
۴۸ words
- اجرتون با خداajretun bâ khodâmay God reward you (said to someone who has helped in a loss/bereavement)
- اربعینarba'in40th-day mourning
- افطاریeftâribreak-fast meal
- بدرقهbadraqefarewell ritual at the door
- بهبودی کاملهbehbudi-ye kâmelespeedy recovery (wish for a sick person)
- به سلامتیbe salâmaticheers; to your health; a toast expression
- پهلوانیpahlavânitraditional heroic wrestling (Iranian)
- پیشوازpishvazgoing out to welcome arriving guests
- تدفینtadfininterment, burial
- ترحیمtarhimmemorial service
- تسبیح خوانیtasbih-khanidhikr, prayer-bead recitation
- تشییعtashyi'funeral procession
- تشییع جنازهtashyi'-e jenâzefuneral procession
- تیرگانtirgânTiregan (ancient water festival)
- چلهchele40-day cycle, winter solstice
- چهارشنبهسوریchaharshanbe-surifire-jumping festival
- چهلمchehelomfortieth-day memorial
- حجhajjpilgrimage to Mecca
- حلواhalvâhalva (served at funerals)
- خاکسپاریkhâksepâriburial
- ختمkhatmfuneral memorial gathering
- خواستگاریkhâstegâriformal proposal visit
- خیراتkheyratcharitable giving, alms (as a culture)
- درود بر شماdorud bar shomâgreetings to you; salutations (formal/literary greeting)
- روز ملیruz-e mellinational day
- روضهخوانیrowzeh-khânilamentation ceremony for Imam Hussain
- سال نوsâl-e nowNew Year (Persian Nowruz greeting)
- سحریsaharipre-dawn fasting meal
- سدهsadehSadeh (ancient fire festival in winter)
- سیاهپوشsiyâhpushdressed in mourning black
- سیزدهبهدرsizdah-be-darNature Day (13th Nowruz picnic tradition)
- سینهزنیsineh-zanichest-beating (mourning ritual)
- شب هفتshab-e haftseventh-night mourning ceremony
- شب یلداshab-e yaldâYalda Night (winter solstice celebration)
- صاحب عزاsâheb-e azâchief mourner, bereaved family
- عاشوراashuraShia mourning day
- عروسیarusiwedding
- عزاداریazâdârimourning rites
- عقدaqdmarriage contract
- عمرهomrehminor pilgrimage (Umrah)
- عید الفطرeid-al-fetrEid al-Fitr
- عید قربانeid-e ghorbânEid al-Adha; feast of sacrifice
- فاتحهfâteheFatiha prayer for the dead
- قربونتونghorbuntuncolloquial: I'm yours; extremely warm parting expression
- مهرگانmehregânMehregan (ancient autumn harvest festival)
- نوروزnowrūzPersian New Year
- نوش جانتnush-e jânatbon appétit; enjoy your meal (lit. 'may it nourish your soul')
- یلداyaldâwinter solstice ritual, longest night of the year