Slur (Religious) Cluster
نجس
/ najes /
noun · ritually impure
Meaning
معنی۱
The civic damage is granular. A Bahá'í baker cannot reliably sell bread to Shia customers in a conservative town. A Christian janitor cannot handle food in some workplaces. Mixed-faith intermarriage hits the najes wall at the in-laws' kitchen. The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center has documented decades of cases where the najes-classification translated into lost income, lost jobs, lost dignity. Theology weaponized through a thousand small refusals.
In a sentence
مثالA bazaar customer mutters to a friend: «نخر، نجسه»
nakhar, najes-e
don't buy from him, he's najes.
A grandmother explains why a granddaughter cannot date the Christian boy: «اونا نجسان»
una najes-an
they're najes.
Hardline cleric on broadcast: «اهل کتاب نجساند»
ahl-e ketâb najes-and
people of the Book are najes.
In its constellation
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نجسnajes
نامحرمnâmahramنجسnajes
keeps company with ۱ words