What it means
مغازه (maghâze) means “shop” or “store.” It is the everyday Persian word for any small retail establishment: a corner grocery, a clothing boutique, a cosmetics counter, a pastry shop. When an Iranian says “the maghâze is open,” any kind of shop fits.
How to remember it
The keyword is MAGAZINE. Imagine a glossy MAGAZINE sitting on the counter of a small Persian shop. The word مغازه (maghâze) sounds almost like the English word “magazine,” and both come from the same Arabic root مَخْزَن (makhzan), which means “storehouse” or “place where things are kept.”
So: MAGAZINE → مغازه (maghâze). One picture, one sound, one meaning.
How to use it
- مغازه الان باز است (maghâze alân bâz ast) “The shop is open now”
- این مغازه گران است (in maghâze gerân ast) “This shop is expensive”
- صاحب مغازه مرد مهربانی است (sâheb-e maghâze mard-e mehrabâni ast) “The shop owner is a kind man”
Common pairings
- مغازهدار (maghâze-dâr) “shopkeeper,” literally “one who has a shop”
- مغازه باز (maghâze bâz) “shop open”
- مغازه بسته (maghâze baste) “shop closed”
- مغازهدار شدن (maghâze-dâr shodan) “to become a shopkeeper”
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Neutral. High-frequency in any urban setting, from casual speech (“I am going to the maghâze”) to formal writing. Both adults and children use it freely.
References
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