Glossary

بی‌خبر

بی‌خبر (bi-khabar) means unaware, without notice, or unexpectedly in Persian. It describes someone who does not know about something, and بی‌خبر آمدن means to arrive without warning or prior notice.

رضایت

رضایت (rezâyat) means satisfaction or consent in Persian. رضایت داشتن means to be satisfied, and رضایت دادن means to give consent or formally drop a legal complaint.

زیادی

زیادی (ziâdi) means too much, excess, or extra in Persian. As an adverb it means excessively, and standalone it signals something has crossed the line into too much.

فرصت

فرصت (forsat) means opportunity or chance in Persian. فرصت داشتن means to have the chance to do something, and فرصت دادن means to give someone an opportunity.

ربط

ربط (rabt) means connection or relevance in Persian. ربط داشتن means to be relevant or related to something, and the colloquial phrase ربطی نداره means it has nothing to do with it.

بدی

بدی (badi) means badness, wrongdoing, or meanness in Persian. It is the abstract noun built from بد (bad), and بدی کردن means to do something wrong to someone or to treat them badly.

حقیقت

حقیقت (haghighat) means truth or reality in Persian. It carries philosophical weight, and the phrase در حقیقت (dar haghighat) means in truth or actually in both speech and writing.

تشکر

تشکر (tashakkor) is the standard Persian word for thanks or gratitude. تشکر کردن means to thank someone, and تشکر میکنم is the polite phrase for thank you in both spoken and written Farsi.

هول

هول (houl) means panic, sudden fright, or a flustered rush in everyday Persian. It captures that specific jolt of being startled or overwhelmed, and هول شدن means to panic or to be caught off guard.

لااقل

لااقل (lâ-aghal) means at least or at the very least in Persian, formed from two Arabic words: لا (no) and أقل (less). It sets a minimum expectation in a sentence.

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