مو

What it means

مو (mu) means “hair.” Native Persian word, used both for the hair on one’s head and for body hair.

How to use it

• موهای بلندی دارد (mu-hâ-ye bolandi dârad) “She has long hair”
• موهایم را شستم (mu-hâ-yam râ shostam) “I washed my hair”
• موی سفید (mu-ye sefid) “white hair, gray hair”

Common pairings

• موها (mu-hâ) “hairs, hair (collective)”
• موی سر (mu-ye sar) “head hair”
• موی سفید (mu-ye sefid) “gray/white hair”
• آرایشگاه (ârâyeshgâh) “hair salon”
• موخوره (mu-khore) “split ends” (literally “hair-eater”)

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab