طبقه
طبقه (tabaqe) means floor or story of a building and also social class or stratum. Borrowed from Arabic, it is an A2-level word that appears daily on elevator buttons and in social commentary.
Glossary
ساختمان
ساختمان (sâkhtemân) means building or structure. Derived from the native Persian verb sâkhtan (to build), it is one of the most common nouns in everyday Iranian speech and on official signage.
آپارتمان
آپارتمان (âpârtemân) means apartment or flat, borrowed from French appartement. It is the standard word for a unit in a multi-story residential building across modern Iranian cities.
بنبست
بنبست (bonbast) means dead end, cul-de-sac, or, figuratively, a deadlock or impasse. Built from two native Persian roots, it appears on street signs and in political commentary alike.
بزرگراه
بزرگراه (bozorgrâh) means expressway or freeway. A native Persian compound of bozorg (great) and râh (road), it is the formal term for Iran’s high-speed inter-city and urban motorways.
بلوار
بلوار (bolvâr) is a wide, tree-lined boulevard borrowed from French. In Iranian cities it names the grand avenues that serve as landmarks and meeting points for daily life.
محله
محله (mahalle) means “neighborhood” or “district” in Persian, borrowed from Arabic مَحَلَّة (mahalla), from the root ح-ل-ل meaning to settle or alight. It is the standard word for a residential area in Iranian cities.
چراغقرمز
چراغقرمز (cherâgh-ghermez) means “red light” or “traffic light” in Persian. A compound of Persian cherâgh (lamp, from Old Iranian) and Arabic-origin ghermez (red), it is the standard colloquial word for a traffic signal.
تقاطع
تقاطع (taqâto) means “intersection” in Persian, borrowed directly from Arabic تَقَاطُع (taqâtu’), from the root ق-ط-ع meaning to cross or cut. It is the formal, written term for any road crossing.
چهارراه
چهارراه (chahârrah) means “crossroads” or “four-way junction” in Persian. A pure Persian compound of چهار (four) and راه (road), it is one of the most common navigation landmarks in Iranian cities.