هفته
hafte
week
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HAF-te
week
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هفته pronounced by Elyar
What it means
هفته (hafte) means “week.” Native Persian word derived from هفت (haft) “seven,” referring to the seven days of the week. The pattern parallels English “seven-night” or French “huitaine.”
How to use it
- هفته آینده (hafte-ye âyande) “next week”
- هفته گذشته (hafte-ye gozashte) “last week”
- یک هفته دیگر (yek hafte digar) “one more week”
The Persian week
The Iranian week begins on Saturday (شنبه, shanbe) and ends on Friday (جمعه, jome). Friday is the weekly day of rest.
- شنبه (shanbe) Saturday
- یکشنبه (yek-shanbe) Sunday (literally “one-Saturday”)
- دوشنبه (do-shanbe) Monday (two-Saturday)
- سهشنبه (se-shanbe) Tuesday (three-Saturday)
- چهارشنبه (chahâr-shanbe) Wednesday (four-Saturday)
- پنجشنبه (panj-shanbe) Thursday (five-Saturday)
- جمعه (jome) Friday
References
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Persianhaftederived from هفت (haft) seven, parallels English seven-night
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