سروان
سروان (sarvân) is the Persian military rank equivalent to army captain, sitting above lieutenant and below major. A pure Persian compound, it is formal and used almost exclusively in military or official contexts.
Glossary
دندانپزشک
دندانپزشک (dandânpezeshk) means “dentist” in Persian. A native Persian compound from dandân (tooth) and pezeshk (doctor), it is the standard formal term for a dental professional.
کارگر
کارگر (kârgar) means “worker” or “laborer” in Persian. A native Persian compound from kâr (work) and the agentive suffix gar, it refers to manual or physical laborers.
برنامهنویس
برنامهنویس (barnâme-nevis) means “programmer” or “software developer” in Persian. A native Persian compound from barnâme (program) and nevis (writer), coined for the tech era.
معمار
معمار (me’mâr) means “architect” in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic via the root ع‑م‑ر (to build, to inhabit), it describes the professional who designs buildings and structures.
طراح
طراح (tarrâh) means “designer” in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic via the root ط‑ر‑ح (to lay out, to draft), it covers graphic, fashion, and product designers alike.
عکاس
عکاس (akkâs) means “photographer” in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic via the root ع‑ک‑س, it describes anyone who takes photos professionally or as a hobby.
حقوقدان
حقوقدان (hoghughdân) means lawyer or jurist in Persian. A mixed-origin compound: حقوق is Arabic (broken plural of حق, rights) and دان is a native Persian agentive suffix. B2 level, formal register.
مشاور
مشاور (moshâver) means consultant or advisor in Persian. An Arabic loanword from the root ش-و-ر, it applies to professional advisors in business, law, and politics. B1 level, neutral register.
مدیر
مدیر (modir) means manager or director in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic, it covers everyone from a school principal to a company CEO. A2 level, everyday neutral register.