رهبر ارکستر
رهبر ارکستر (rahbar-e orkester) means orchestra conductor in Persian. The phrase joins رهبر (rahbar, leader or guide, pure Persian) with ارکستر (orkester, from French orchestre, from Greek orkhestra).
Glossary
هنر هفت
هنر هفتم (honar-e haftom) means the seventh art, the formal Persian term for cinema. The phrase is a calque of the French septième art and is used in film criticism and cultural writing, while everyday speech uses سینما (sinema).
اثر هنری
اثر هنری (asar-e honari) means artwork or work of art in Persian. The phrase combines اثر (asar, from Arabic: trace or legacy) with هنری (honari, from pure Persian هنر: art), and is used in galleries, museums, and criticism.
نمایشنامه
نمایشنامه (namâyesh-nâme) means play or dramatic script in Persian. The compound joins نمایش (performance) with نامه (written document), making it “a document of performance.” It refers to theatrical scripts as distinct from film screenplays (فیلمنامه).
صداپیشه
صداپیشه (sedâpishe) means voice actor or dubbing artist in Persian. The compound joins صدا (sedâ, voice or sound) with پیشه (pishe, profession), and refers to performers who provide voices for animated or dubbed content.
هنرمند
هنرمند (honarmand) means artist or skilled creative in Persian. The word combines هنر (honar, art or skill) with the suffix مند (-mand, possessing), giving the sense of one endowed with artistic ability.
نقال
نقال (naqqâl) is a professional oral storyteller who performs epic narratives from the Shahnameh in Persian coffeehouses and public spaces. The art of naqqali was inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2011.
کنسرت
کنسرت (konsert) means concert or live musical performance in Persian. The word entered Persian from French concert during the Qajar and Pahlavi eras of European cultural influence.
قصیده
قصیده (qaside) is a long monorhyme formal poem in classical Persian literature, borrowed from Arabic qasida. It was the dominant court poetry form from the tenth to thirteenth centuries, used for panegyric and eulogy.
فستیوال
فستیوال (festivâl) means festival in Persian, referring to any organized arts or cultural celebration. It coexists with the native Persian equivalent جشنواره (jashnvâre), which is preferred in formal and official contexts.