خبره

What it means

خبره (khabre) comes from the Arabic root خ-ب-ر (kh-b-r), meaning “to have knowledge or experience of something.” The Arabic noun خِبرة (khibra) means practical experience, expertise, or know-how gained by doing rather than by reading. Persian borrowed it as خبره to describe a person who has deep practical mastery of a craft, trade, or field. It functions as both a noun (“an expert”) and a predicate adjective (“experienced, expert”). آدم خبره (âdam-e khabre) is an expert person. خبره‌ی کار (khabre-ye kâr) is a seasoned professional, someone who knows the work inside out. The word implies earned, practical knowledge rather than academic credentials, which distinguishes it from متخصص (motakhasses), which leans more toward formal specialization.

How to use it

• اون آدم خبره‌ایه (un âdam-e khabre-iye) “He is an experienced, expert person.”
• یه خبره بیار ببینه (ye khabre biâr bebine) “Bring an expert to take a look.”
• تو این کار خبره‌ست (tu in kâr khabre-st) “He is an expert in this work.”
• با یه خبره‌ی کار مشورت کن (bâ ye khabre-ye kâr mashverat kon) “Consult with a seasoned professional.”

Cultural note

In Iranian bazaar culture and traditional crafts, being known as a خبره carries real social weight. A خبره‌ی فرش (khabre-ye farsh), a carpet expert, or a خبره‌ی طلا (khabre-ye talâ), a gold expert, is someone whose judgment is trusted in a market transaction where formal credentials rarely exist. This earned-authority model, where reputation is built through years of practice and recognized by community consensus, is a defining feature of how expertise works in traditional Iranian commercial life.

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab