اتاق خواب
اتاق خواب (otâq-e khâb) means “bedroom” in Persian: literally “room of sleep.” A clean compound that does exactly what it says.
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آشپزخانه
آشپزخانه (âshpaz-khâne) means “kitchen” in Persian, literally “cook-house.” In an Iranian home, it is also where guests usually end up, no matter how formal the invitation.
حمام
حمام (hammâm) means “bathroom” or “bathhouse” in Persian. The same word covers a private shower stall and a 17th-century historic public bath.
صابون
صابون (sâbun) means “soap” in Persian. A plain word with one of the more memorable Persian idioms attached to it.
آینه
آینه (â’ine) means “mirror” in Persian. A simple word for a household object that sits at the literal center of every Iranian wedding ceremony.
جیب
جیب (jib) means “pocket” in Persian. The word turns up in everything from pickpocket warnings to phrases about paying out of pocket.
کلاه
کلاه (kolâh) means “hat” in Persian, but it lives in some of the most colorful idioms in the language.
روسری
روسری (rusari) means “headscarf” in Persian. A square of cloth that has, since 1983, sat at the center of one of the country’s most contested debates.
جوراب
جوراب (jurâb) means “sock” in Persian. Once your shoes come off at the door, this is what an Iranian host actually sees.