سلامت
سلامت (salâmat) means health or safety in Persian, borrowed from Arabic. It doubles as a warm toast meaning cheers, and سلامتی (salâmati) is the version raised at gatherings to wish everyone good health.
Glossary
عجله
عجله (ajale) means hurry, rush, or haste in Persian, borrowed from Arabic. عجله داشتن means to be in a hurry and عجله کردن means to rush or hurry up, two of the most common compound verb phrases using this noun.
زمین
زمین (zamin) is a foundational pure Persian noun meaning ground, earth, land, or floor. It appears in dozens of phrases including زمین خوردن (to fall down) and covers the physical earth underfoot as well as land and property.
اهل
اهل (ahl) is an Arabic-origin adjective meaning native of or belonging to a place, but in Persian it also means being into something or being the type to do it. اهل کجایی asks where someone is from.
گیر
گیر (gir) means stuck or caught in Persian, a colloquial pure Persian word that forms key idioms: گیر کردن (to get stuck), گیر دادن (to pester someone), and گیر آوردن (to get hold of something).
شغل
شغل (shoghl) is the standard Persian word for job, occupation, or profession, borrowed from Arabic. شغلت چیه (what do you do?) is the everyday way to ask what someone does for work.
گم
گم (gom) means lost in Persian, a pure Persian adjective that also functions as the base of گم شدن (to get lost) and گم کردن (to lose something), two of the most common compound verbs in everyday speech.
زنده
زنده (zende) means alive or living in Persian, a pure Persian adjective used across everyday speech, toasts, and political slogans. زنده باد (long live) is its most iconic fixed phrase.
سوار
سوار (suvâr) means riding or mounted on something. Used on its own as an adjective, and as the base of سوار شدن (to get on, to board, to ride) and سوار کردن (to put someone on, to give a ride).
بازی
بازی (bâzi) means game, play, or match in Persian. Pure Persian, it forms bâzi kardan (to play), bâzi darâvordan (to trick), and dozens of compound nouns via the suffix bâzi.