عید قربان
عید قربان (eid-e ghorbân) is the Islamic feast of sacrifice, observed 70 days after Eid al-Fitr. Both عید and قربان are Arabic words, the latter meaning offering or sacrifice.
Glossary
عید الفطر
عید فطر (eid-e fetr) marks the end of Ramadan fasting. Both words are Arabic: عید means festival, فطر means breaking the fast. Celebrated by Muslims across Iran and the world.
صوم
صوم (sawm) is the Arabic religious term for fasting, especially the obligatory fast of Ramadan. In everyday Persian the more common word is روزه (ruze), but صوم appears in formal religious and jurisprudential contexts.
غسل
غسل (ghosl) is the Islamic ritual of full-body washing required after major ritual impurity. Borrowed from Arabic, it is a more comprehensive purification than wudu and obligatory before prayer in certain circumstances.
وضو
وضو (vozu) is the Islamic ritual washing performed before prayer, covering the face, forearms, head, and feet. The word is borrowed from Arabic and is an everyday term for observant Persian-speaking Muslims.
رکعت
رکعت (rak’at) is a single unit of Islamic prayer, consisting of a fixed sequence of standing, bowing, and prostration. The word is borrowed from Arabic and is essential vocabulary for discussing namaz.
اذان
اذان (azân) is the Islamic call to prayer, chanted five times daily from the minaret. The word is borrowed directly from Arabic and is used across all Sunni and Shia Muslim communities.
مسجد جامع
مسجد جامع (masjed-e jâme’) means the congregational mosque where Friday communal prayer is held. Both words are Arabic-origin and central to Islamic civic life in Iran.
خاموش و روشن
خاموش و روشن (khâmush va rowshan) means to turn off and on or to restart a device. Both words are pure Persian. In colloquial speech Iranians often shorten it to khâmush-o-rowshan kon, meaning just restart it.
دادهها
دادهها (dâdehâ) means data or datasets. It is a pure Persian plural built from dâdan, to give, making each datum a given thing. Widely used in tech, journalism, and everyday digital life in Iran.