درجه
درجه (daraje) means “degree” in Persian, covering temperature, angle, and academic rank. Borrowed from Arabic daraja (step, rung, rank), it is used daily in weather reports, geometry, and university certificates.
Glossary
متر مربع
متر مربع (metr-e morabba) means “square metre” in Persian. A mixed compound of French-origin metr (metre) and Arabic-origin morabba (squared), it is the standard unit of area used in real estate and construction.
میلیارد
میلیارد (milyârd) means “one billion” (10 to the power of 9) in Persian. Borrowed from French milliard, it is the standard term for a thousand millions in Iranian media, finance, and everyday speech.
یکسوم
یکسوم (yek-sevvom) means “one third” in Persian. A native compound of yek (one) and sevvom (third), it appears in math, recipes, and everyday division of things into three equal parts.
یکچهارم
یکچهارم (yek-chahârom) means “one quarter” in Persian. A native compound of yek (one) and chahârom (fourth), it is the everyday fraction used in cooking, math, and everyday talk.
چندبرابر
چندبرابر (chand-barâbar) means “several times more” or “manifold” in Persian. It is a pure Persian compound expressing multiplication by an unspecified but significant number.
دوچندان
دوچندان (do-chandân) means “double” or “twice as much” in Persian. It is a pure Persian compound built from do (two) and chandân (so much), used in both speech and formal writing.
تک
تک (tak) is a colloquial pure Persian word meaning “single,” “sole,” or “individual.” It appears both as a standalone adjective and as a productive prefix in compound words.
فرد
فرد (fard) is an Arabic loanword with two related meanings in Persian: an odd number (not divisible by two), and an individual person. Both senses grow from the same Arabic root of singularity.
نخست
نخست (nakhost) means “first” or “foremost” in formal and literary Persian. It is the classical ordinal of primacy, used in writing and elevated speech rather than everyday conversation.