کارآفرین
کارآفرین (kârâfarin) means entrepreneur, a person who creates work or builds a business. It is a pure Persian compound from کار (work) and آفرین (the creative form of آفریدن, to create).
Glossary
کارفرما
کارفرما (kârfarmâ) means employer, the person or organization that hires and directs workers. It is a pure Persian compound from کار (work) and فرما (the imperative of فرمودن, to command or order).
همکار
همکار (hamkâr) means colleague or coworker, someone who works alongside you. Both parts, هم (together) and کار (work), are native Persian, making this one of the cleanest compounds in the language.
مرخصی
مرخصی (morakhasi) means “leave” or “time off” from work. It comes from the Arabic root ر-خ-ص, meaning permitted or released, and is used in all workplace contexts across Iran.
عیدی
عیدی (eydi) is the cash gift or bonus given at Nowruz (Persian New Year). The base word عید comes from Arabic, meaning feast or holiday, with a Persian suffix added. For employees it is a legally mandated payment.
پاداش
پاداش (pâdâsh) means bonus or reward, given in recognition of good work or achievement. It is a pure Persian word, a compound of پاد (counter, recompense) and داش (from دادن, to give).
مزایا
مزایا (mazâyâ) means benefits or perks, typically those attached to a job. It is the Arabic broken plural of مزیّه (maziyya), meaning advantage or distinction, and is used in formal employment and HR contexts.
قرارداد
قرارداد (qarârdâd) means contract or agreement. It is a mixed-origin compound: قرار from Arabic meaning settlement, plus داد from pure Persian meaning giving. Together they mean “the giving of an agreement.”
استعفا
استعفا (este’fâ) means resignation, the voluntary act of leaving a job or post. It is borrowed from Arabic, from the root ayn-fa-waw meaning to pardon or excuse oneself.
اخراج
اخراج (ekhrâj) means dismissal or firing from a job. Borrowed from Arabic, it comes from the root kh-r-j meaning to exit or expel. The opposite is استخدام (estekhdâm), hiring.