زباندراز
زباندراز (zabân-derâz) means someone with a loose, disrespectful tongue in spoken Farsi: the person who talks back, says too much, or speaks without restraint.
Glossary
با یک تیر دو نشان
با یک تیر دو نشان (bâ yek tir do neshân) means hitting two targets with one arrow, used in Farsi exactly like “kill two birds with one stone” in English.
آب زیرکاه
آب زیرکاه (âb zir-e kâh) literally means “water under straw,” used in Farsi for someone who hides their true intentions behind a calm, harmless surface.
مثل آب خوردن
مثل آب خوردن (mesl-e âb khordan) means “as easy as drinking water” in spoken Farsi, the go-to phrase when something requires zero effort or skill.
گشت زدن
گشت زدن (gasht zadan) means to stroll, wander around, or patrol. A colloquial pure Persian compound verb used for leisurely walking around a place or keeping watch over an area.
درماندن
درماندن (darmândan) means to be helpless, stuck, or stranded. A pure Persian compound verb built from dar and mândan, describing the state of being unable to move forward or find a way out.
پذیرفتن
پذیرفتن (paziruftan) means to accept, receive, or admit. A formal pure Persian verb used in written language, official contexts, and educated speech to express acceptance or acknowledgment.
کندن
کندن (kandan) means to dig, pull out, or peel off. A pure Persian verb covering physical removal in a wide range of everyday situations, from digging soil to peeling fruit.
سوختن
سوختن (sukhtan) means to burn or to be destroyed by fire. A core Persian verb with roots in Old Iranian, used in everyday speech and classical poetry alike.
خوشحال کردن
خوشحال کردن (khoshhâl kardan) means to make someone happy or to delight them. Khosh is native Persian, hâl comes from Arabic (حال), and kardan is the Persian light verb.