آسمان

What it means

آسمان (âsmân) means “sky.” The blue overhead, the night sky full of stars, the rainy sky in winter. Foundation A1 word that shows up in poetry, weather reports, and casual chat.

How to use it

• آسمان آبی است (âsmân âbi ast) “the sky is blue”
• آسمان ابری (âsmân-e abri) “cloudy sky”
• زیر آسمان تهران (zir-e âsmân-e Tehrân) “under Tehran’s sky”

Common pairings

• آسمان‌خراش (âsmân-khorâsh) “skyscraper” (literally sky-scratcher)
• آسمانی (âsmâni) “heavenly, sky-blue”
• آسمان و زمین (âsmân-o-zamin) “sky and earth” (idiomatic for everything)

Cultural note

Iranian poetry leans on آسمان heavily. Hafez and Saadi use it as a metaphor for fate, distance, and longing. Modern Tehranis joke about آسمان آبی (blue sky) as a rare gift, since smog often hides it for weeks at a stretch.

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab