بیشمار
بیشمار (bi-shomâr) means countless or innumerable in Persian. A native Persian compound of the prefix بی (without) and شمار (count), it is widely used in both literary and everyday speech.
Glossary
شمار
شمار (shomâr) means count, tally, or number in Persian. A native Persian word from the verb شمردن (shomordan), it appears in fixed phrases and contrasts with the Arabic-origin تعداد (te’dâd).
مقدار
مقدار (meqdâr) means quantity or amount in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic on the root ق-د-ر, it is neutral in register and widely used for both physical amounts and abstract quantities.
ارقام
ارقام (arqâm) means figures, digits, or numbers in Persian. It is the Arabic broken plural of رقم (raqam) and carries a formal register, common in official and financial writing.
محاسبه
محاسبه (mohâsebe) means calculation or computation in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic, it shares the root ح-س-ب with حساب (hesâb). Used in everyday and academic contexts alike.
توان
توان (tavân) is a native Persian word meaning “power,” “ability,” or “exponent” in mathematics. The same root gives the verb توانستن (to be able to), making it one of the most productive roots in the language.
نسبت
نسبت (nesbat) means “ratio, proportion, or relation.” Borrowed from Arabic, it is used in mathematics for expressing ratios and in everyday Persian for comparing two things or describing a relationship.
میلیمتر
میلیمتر (millimetr) means “millimetre,” a metric unit of length. Borrowed from French as part of the modern metric system, it is used in engineering, medicine, and everyday measurement in Iran.
هکتار
هکتار (hektâr) means “hectare,” a metric unit of land area equal to 10,000 square metres. Borrowed from French, it is the standard land-measurement term in Iranian agriculture and real estate.
لیتر
لیتر (litr) is the standard Persian word for “litre,” borrowed from French. It is used daily for measuring liquids like water, milk, petrol, and cooking oil across Iran.