عروس
عروس (arus) means bride or daughter-in-law in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic عَرُوس, it is one of the first wedding words a Farsi learner needs, paired directly with داماد (dâmâd).
Glossary
داماد
داماد (dâmâd) means groom or son-in-law in Persian. One of the most common wedding and family terms a Farsi learner will encounter, it descends from Middle Persian and was later borrowed into Turkish.
هوو
هوو (havu) is the Persian word for co-wife, the other woman in a polygamous marriage. It carries strong connotations of rivalry and jealousy rooted in Persian literary and folk tradition.
جاری
جاری (jâri) is the colloquial Persian word for two women who are married to brothers. Like bajenagh for men, it has no single-word English equivalent.
باجناق
باجناق (bâjenâgh) is the colloquial Persian term for two men who are married to sisters. There is no equivalent single word in English for this specific in-law relationship.
حلوا
حلوا (halvâ) is a dense, sweet confection made from flour and oil, served at Iranian funerals and mourning gatherings as an act of charity and remembrance.
سیاهپوش
سیاهپوش (siyâhpush) means “dressed in mourning black,” describing a person or place wearing black as a sign of grief. It is a pure Persian compound used in neutral register to identify those visibly in mourning.
داغدار
داغدار (dâghdâr) means “grief-stricken” or “bereaved,” describing someone who carries the burning pain of loss. The word combines Turkish-origin داغ (dâgh, branding grief) with pure Persian -دار (-dâr, bearer), making it a mixed compound.
بازماندگان
بازماندگان (bâzmândegân) means “the surviving family” or “the survivors,” referring to those left behind after a death. It is a pure Persian word used in formal obituaries, legal documents, and condolence announcements.
صاحب عزا
صاحب عزا (sâheb-e azâ) means “chief mourner” or “the bereaved family,” referring to those who hold the mourning at a funeral. Both components come from Arabic and the phrase is used in formal and neutral registers at condolence gatherings.