درام
درام (derâm) means drama in Persian, covering serious works for stage, screen, or television. The word entered Persian from French drame, which in turn derives from Greek drama.
Glossary
کمدی
کمدی (komedi) means comedy in Persian, covering films, plays, and television series in the comic genre. The word is borrowed from French comedie, which traces back to Greek komodia.
داستان
داستان (dâstân) means story or tale in Persian and is one of the language’s oldest narrative words. Unlike the French loanword رمان (novel), داستان is native Persian and covers any narrative from folk tales to short stories.
رمان
رمان (român) means novel in Persian. The word is borrowed from French roman and entered Persian in the late Qajar period. It refers specifically to a full-length work of prose fiction, unlike the broader داستان (story).
دهل
دهل (dohol) is a large double-headed cylindrical drum central to Persian and Afghan folk music, used at weddings, festivals, and ceremonies. It is typically paired with the sorna wind instrument.
پیانو
پیانو (piyâno) means piano in Persian. The word is borrowed from Italian pianoforte via English or French, and the instrument entered Iranian cultural life during the Qajar period in the nineteenth century.
ویولن
ویولن (viyolon) means violin in Persian. The word entered Persian from French violon rather than English violin, and the instrument has been absorbed into both classical and popular Persian music since the Qajar era.
فیلمبرداری
فیلمبرداری (filmbardâri) means filming or cinematography in Persian. The compound pairs the loanword film with bardâri, from the native Persian verb bardâshtan (to take or pick up).
فیلمساز
فیلمساز (filmsâz) means filmmaker or film producer in Persian. The compound pairs the European loanword film with the native Persian suffix -sâz (maker), and is used for both directors and producers.
سینما
سینما (sinamâ) means cinema or movie theater in Persian. Borrowed from French cinema (itself short for cinematographe), it covers both the venue and the art form, and entered Persian in the early twentieth century.