عصبانی
asabâni
angry
adjectiveA2
Quick Reference
a-sa-BÂ-ni
angry
A2 — Elementary
What it means
عصبانی (asabâni) means “angry, agitated, irritated.” It is an Arabic loan from عصب (asab, nerve), so literally “nervy, on edge.” A2 emotion vocabulary, the standard adjective for hot anger.
How to use it
- عصبانی هستم (asabâni hastam) “I am angry”
- پدرم عصبانی است (pedaram asabâni ast) “My father is angry”
- چرا انقدر عصبانی هستی؟ (cherâ enghadr asabâni hasti?) “Why are you so angry?”
- عصبانی نباش (asabâni nabâsh) “Don’t be angry”
Paradigm comparisons
- Antonym: آرام (ârâm) “calm, peaceful”
- Near-synonym: خشمگین (khashmgin) “furious, literary”
- Contrast with: ناراحت (nârâhat, sad/upset, inward and quiet)
- Compound verb: عصبانی شدن (asabâni shodan) “to get angry”
- Causative: عصبانی کردن (asabâni kardan) “to make someone angry”
Cultural note
Asabâni is read on the body: a tense jaw, a raised voice, hand gestures cutting the air. In Tehran’s traffic, drivers who lean on the horn are described as asabâni. Iranian parents discipline kids by warning that بابا عصبانی میشه (bâbâ asabâni mishe), a louder threat than the softer nârâhat. The nerve-metaphor matches English “getting on my nerves.”
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Asabâni is read on the body: a tense jaw, a raised voice, hand gestures cutting the air. In Tehran's traffic, drivers who lean on the horn are described as asabâni. Iranian parents discipline kids by warning that بابا عصبانی میشه (bâbâ asabâni mishe), a louder threat than the softer nârâhat. The nerve-metaphor matches English "getting on my nerves."Connected Words