تنیس
تنیس (tenis) is the Persian word for tennis, borrowed from either French or English. The sport is popular among middle-class and upper-class Iranians and is played at clubs in major Iranian cities.
Glossary
والیبال
والیبال (vâleybâl) is the Persian word for volleyball, borrowed from English. Iran’s men’s national volleyball team is one of the strongest in Asia and has achieved global recognition.
بسکتبال
بسکتبال (bâsketbâl) is the Persian word for basketball, borrowed directly from English. It is one of the most widely played team sports in Iran after football.
فوتسال
فوتسال (futsâl) is the Persian word for futsal, the fast-paced indoor version of football played on a hard court with a smaller, heavier ball. The term originates from the Portuguese phrase futebol de salão.
فوتبال
فوتبال (futbâl) is the Persian word for football, or soccer as it is known in North America. Borrowed directly from English, it is the most popular sport in Iran.
آغاز سال
آغاز سال (âghâz-e sâl) means “start of the year.” It describes the opening days of the Persian solar year, coinciding with Nowruz, and carries a tone of renewal and fresh beginnings in everyday and literary Persian.
پایان سال
پایان سال (pâyân-e sâl) means “year-end” or “end of the year.” In Persian, it refers to the final weeks of the solar year, a busy time of cleaning, settling debts, and preparing for Nowruz.
نسیم نوروز
نسیم نوروز (nasim-e nowruz) means the breeze of Nowruz and is a poetic expression for the gentle wind that signals the arrival of Persian New Year in spring. نسیم is Arabic; نوروز is pure Persian.
چهار فصل
چهار فصل (chahâr fasl) means the four seasons. چهار is native Persian for four; فصل is Arabic for season or chapter. Together they name the full cycle of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
میلادی
میلادی (milâdi) means Gregorian or CE, describing dates counted from the birth of Jesus Christ. The word comes from Arabic میلاد (milâd), meaning birth or nativity.