اروپا
اروپا (Orupâ) is the Persian word for Europe, borrowed ultimately from the ancient Greek “Eurōpē,” and used in Persian across all registers to refer to the European continent.
Glossary
آمریکا
آمریکا (Âmrikâ) is the Persian word for the United States (and America broadly), borrowed from the Latinized name of explorer Amerigo Vespucci, used at all levels of Farsi speech.
برزیل
برزیل (Barazil) is the Persian name for Brazil, a phonetic borrowing from the Portuguese “Brasil,” which itself likely derives from a word referring to brazilwood, the country’s historically prized export.
کانادا
کانادا (Kânâdâ) is the Persian name for Canada, borrowed from the country’s own name, which traces back to an indigenous Iroquoian word meaning village or settlement.
پاکستان
پاکستان (Pâkestân) is the Persian name for the country Pakistan, coined from Persian roots meaning “pure land,” and is used neutrally across all registers in Farsi.
افغانستان
افغانستان (Afghânestân) is the Persian name for Afghanistan. It combines “Afghan,” an ethnic name of debated but likely local origin, with the Persian suffix “-stan,” meaning land or place.
عربستان
عربستان (Arabestan) is the Persian name for Saudi Arabia. It is a mixed-origin compound: “Arab” from Arabic combined with the native Persian place-suffix “-stan,” meaning land of the Arabs.
عراق
عراق (Arâgh) is the Persian name for Iraq, taken from the Arabic “al-‘Iraq.” The name’s origin is debated but likely refers to the lowland river region between the Tigris and Euphrates.
ترکیه
ترکیه (Torkiye) is the Persian name for Turkey, borrowed directly from the Turkish “Türkiye,” meaning the land of the Turks. It is one of Iran’s most frequently mentioned neighbouring countries.
آفریقا
آفریقا (Âfriqâ) is the Persian name for the continent Africa. The word entered Persian through Arabic and European contact, and its ultimate origin remains debated among scholars.