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کلاس

Kelâs means class: the school period, the grade level, or the classroom itself. A loanword from French via Russian, fully naturalized in modern Persian. A1 foundation.

دریا

Daryâ means sea. Foundation A1 vocabulary referring to the Caspian and the Persian Gulf, the two seas that frame Iran. Also a common given name for women.

ستاره

Setâre means star. Foundation A1 vocabulary used for actual stars, celebrities, and ratings. Carries weight in Persian poetry and astronomy heritage.

آسمان

Âsmân means sky. Foundation A1 vocabulary for weather, poetry, and everyday talk. Source of the word âsmân-khorâsh, skyscraper.

باد

Bâd means wind. In unvowelled script باد looks identical to بد (bad), so context tells you which one. Foundation A1 weather vocabulary.

خورشید

Khorshid means sun. A pure Persian word with deep Zoroastrian symbolism, it remains a common given name and a foundational weather term.

ابر

Abr means cloud. A pure Persian word, it appears throughout classical poetry as a symbol of transience and is foundational A1 weather vocabulary.

برف

Barf means snow. A pure Persian word with Pahlavi roots, it appears in compounds for windshield wipers, snowfall, and Mount Damavand’s iconic snowcap.

باران

Bârân means rain. A pure Persian word with Pahlavi roots (vārān), it carries strong cultural weight in Iran’s largely arid climate.

کارمند

Kârmand means office worker, clerk, or employee. A Persian compound of kâr (work) and -mand (suffix), it typically covers white-collar and government roles.

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