سلول
سلول (sellul) is the Persian word for “cell” in biology, borrowed from French cellule. It also means a prison cell. The word is one of the most common science terms taught in Iranian schools from middle grade onward.
Glossary
انرژی
انرژی (enerji) is the Persian word for “energy,” borrowed from French énergie. The ژ sound is a direct phonetic trace of French. It covers everything from physics and fuel to personal vitality in everyday speech.
ماده
ماده (mâdde) is the Persian word for “matter,” “substance,” or “material,” borrowed from Arabic mâddah. Note the doubled d (tashdid): this is the Arabic loan, distinct from the pure-Persian mâde meaning “female.”
مولکول
مولکول (molekul) is the Persian word for “molecule,” borrowed from French molécule. It names the smallest unit of a substance that keeps its chemical identity, used widely in science and everyday speech.
بهعلاوه
بهعلاوه (be-alâve) means “plus” or “in addition to.” It is a mixed Persian-Arabic compound used in math for addition and in everyday speech to mean “furthermore” or “besides.”
پهنا
پهنا (pahnâ) means “width” or “breadth” and is a native Persian word. It pairs naturally with طول (length) and ارتفاع (height) when describing the dimensions of an object or space.
طول
طول (tul) means “length” and is borrowed from Arabic. In Persian it covers physical length, duration of time, and longitude in geography.
وزن
وزن (vazn) means “weight” in Persian and is borrowed from Arabic. It covers physical weight on a scale, a person’s body weight, and the metrical weight of poetry.
اندازه
اندازه (andâze) means “size,” “measure,” or “dimension.” It is a native Persian word used in everyday speech for anything from clothing sizes to proportions and moderation.
مکعب
مکعب (moka’ab) means “cube” as a shape, or “cubic” as an adjective for volume. It comes from Arabic and covers everything from sugar cubes to cubic metres.