پلاستیک
پلاستیک (plâstik) means plastic in Persian, a loanword borrowed from French plastique, which itself comes from Greek plastikos meaning capable of being molded.
Glossary
شیشه
شیشه (shisheh) means glass in Persian, a word that entered Middle Persian from a Semitic root related to Syriac shisha and has been part of the language ever since.
چوب
چوب (chub) means wood in Persian, a pure-Persian word from Middle Persian čōb, used for timber, wooden objects, and in idioms about punishment and stubbornness.
آهن
آهن (âhan) means iron in Persian, an Old Iranian word found in Middle Persian as âhen, used today for the metal and in compound words for steel, railroad tracks, and irons.
نرم
نرم (narm) means “soft” or “gentle” in Persian, a genuinely native word with roots in Middle Persian. It describes physical texture, sound, personality, and manner of speaking.
بیضی
بیضی (beyzi) means “oval” or “ellipse” in Persian, from Arabic baydah meaning “egg”. It describes any elongated round shape and is used as both adjective and noun in geometry.
مستطیل
مستطیل (mostatil) means “rectangle” in Persian, borrowed from Arabic root t-w-l meaning “length”. It names a four-sided shape with two pairs of equal sides and four right angles.
مثلث
مثلث (mosallas) means “triangle” in Persian, borrowed from Arabic root th-l-th meaning “three”. It is the standard neutral term for a three-sided shape in geometry and everyday speech.
مربع
مربع (morabba’) means “square” in Persian, borrowed from Arabic root r-b-‘ meaning “four”. It is the everyday word for a four-sided equal shape, used in geometry and daily life.
کدر
کدر (kadr) means murky, turbid, or opaque, describing water or glass that is clouded and cannot be seen through clearly. It is an Arabic loanword and the visual opposite of شفاف (shafâf, transparent).