دادستان
دادستان (dâdsetân) means “prosecutor” in Persian. It is a pure Persian compound built from dâd (justice) and the locative suffix setân (place of), making it one of the few legal titles with native Persian roots.
Glossary
سرباز
سرباز (sarbâz) means “soldier.” A pure Persian compound of sar (head) and bâz (player, one who risks), literally someone who risks their head. It is also used for conscript service members.
ارتش
ارتش (artesh) means “army” or “military.” A pure Persian word derived from Middle Persian, it was revived in the modern era to replace Arabic alternatives. It refers specifically to the conventional armed forces.
شورا
شورا (shurâ) means “council” or “consultative assembly.” From Arabic shura, meaning mutual consultation. In Iran it names elected local councils and key constitutional bodies.
مجلس
مجلس (majles) means “parliament” or “assembly” in Persian. From Arabic majlis, a place of sitting. In Iran it refers specifically to the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the national legislature.
پارلمان
پارلمان (pârlemân) means “parliament.” It is a French loanword that entered Persian during the constitutional era. In Iran the native equivalent مجلس is used far more commonly.
رئیسجمهور
رئیسجمهور (ra’is-e jomhur) means “president of a republic.” Both parts come from Arabic: ra’is means head or chief, and jomhur means the public or populace.
انتخابات
انتخابات (entekhâbât) means elections in Persian. An Arabic loanword built on the root for choosing or selecting, with an Arabic plural suffix, it is the standard term used across all Persian-speaking countries for electoral processes.
سیاست
سیاست (siyâsat) means politics or policy in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic, where the root originally referred to managing or training horses, the word evolved to mean governance and statecraft across the broader Islamic world.
دادگاه
دادگاه (dâdgâh) means court of law in Persian. A genuine Persian compound from dâd (justice) and gâh (place), it is one of the few civic terms with deep native Persian roots rather than Arabic borrowing.