حاج
حاج (hâj) is an Arabic-origin honorific for a man who has completed the Hajj pilgrimage; it also serves as a respectful address for older men, as in حاج آقا.
Glossary
عنوان
عنوان (onvân) means title, heading, or label in Persian, borrowed from Arabic. It is also used as a preposition in the phrase به عنوان, meaning as or in the capacity of, one of the most common constructions in written and spoken Persian.
ذره
ذره (zarre) means particle, speck, or a tiny bit in Persian, borrowed from Arabic. It is the word behind ذرهبین (magnifying glass) and the beloved colloquial یه ذره (just a little bit), used constantly in spoken Persian.
محل
محل (mahal) means place, location, area, or neighbourhood in Persian, borrowed from Arabic. It also appears in the sharp idiom محل نذاشتن, meaning to pay no attention to someone or to deliberately ignore them.
لب
لب (lab) means lip in Persian, a pure Persian word that also means edge, shore, or bank. It generates a family of expressive idioms, from لب زدن (to sip) to لب نزدن (to not touch food, or to say nothing at all).
گردن
گردن (gardan) means neck in Persian, a pure Persian body-part noun that has developed a rich set of figurative uses, from carrying responsibility to the forceful expression گردن کلفت (someone with clout or connections).
خط
خط (khatt) is one of Persian’s most versatile nouns, covering line, script, handwriting, and phone line. Borrowed from Arabic khatt, it spans everything from a ruled notebook line to a busy telephone signal.
زور
زور (zur) means force, physical strength, or coercion in Persian. It is a pure Persian noun that appears in dozens of everyday expressions, from زور زدن (to try hard) to به زور (by force / against one’s will).
بس
بس (bas) is a pure Persian word meaning enough or sufficient, used both as a standalone exclamation and as the base of common expressions like بسه (that’s enough) and بس کن (stop it / cut it out).
رفتار
رفتار (raftâr) means behavior, conduct, or the way someone treats another person. It is a pure Persian noun used across everyday life, from family interactions to formal assessments of character.