هیجان
هیجان (hayajân) means excitement or thrill in Persian. It comes from Arabic and covers the electric feeling of watching a close match or the rush before a big game.
Glossary
ورزش
ورزش (varzesh) means sport or exercise and is one of the most common words in Persian. It is native Persian, derived from the verb ورزیدن meaning to practise or cultivate.
باشگاه ورزشی
باشگاه ورزشی (bâshgâh-e varzeshi) means sports club or gym. Both parts are Persian in origin, and the phrase is the standard neutral term for any organised athletic facility.
وزنهبرداری
وزنهبرداری (vazneh-bardâri) means weightlifting as a competitive sport. The word combines Arabic-rooted وزنه (weight) with Persian برداری (lifting), making it a mixed-origin compound.
اسکیتبورد
اسکیتبورد (eskit-bord) is a direct English loanword meaning skateboard, used in Persian exactly as borrowed, with no native Persian equivalent in common use.
اسکی
اسکی (eski) means skiing and is a European loanword that entered Persian through French, which was the dominant source of sports vocabulary in Iran during the early 20th century.
زورخانه
زورخانه (zur-khâne) means traditional Iranian gymnasium, a place where athletes train in an ancient system combining strength, music, and spiritual discipline.
پینگپنگ
پینگپنگ (ping-pong) means “table tennis” or “ping-pong.” Borrowed from English, where the word is onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of the ball. Used interchangeably with the formal term tennis-e rooye miz in Persian.
مربی
مربی (morabbi) means “coach” or “trainer.” From the Arabic root r-b-w (to nurture, to raise), it entered Persian as the active participle “one who cultivates.” Used for sports coaches, tutors, and mentors alike.
دروازه
دروازه (darvâzeh) means “gate, door” and in sports “goal” or “goalpost.” A pure Persian word of ancient origin, it predates football by centuries and still serves both its architectural and sporting senses today.