مغرور
مغرور (maghrur) is a B1-level Arabic-origin adjective meaning proud or arrogant. It describes someone full of self-importance. Its opposite is the humble فروتن (forutan).
Glossary
وفادار
وفادار (vafâdâr) means loyal or faithful in Persian. It is a mixed compound: وفا (vafâ) is from the Arabic root و-ف-ى meaning faithfulness, and دار (-dâr) is a Persian suffix meaning “possessing” or “holding.”
ترسو
ترسو (tarsu) means cowardly or fearful in colloquial Persian. It is a purely Persian formation: ترس (tars, fear) plus the suffix -u that marks someone habitually characterized by a quality.
شجاع
شجاع (shojâ) means brave or courageous in Persian. It is a direct Arabic loanword from the root ش-ج-ع, shared across Arabic and Persian literature for centuries, and sits in neutral, cross-register speech.
کلهشق
کلهشق (kalle-shagh) means pig-headed or headstrong in blunt colloquial Persian. It is a mixed compound: کله (head) is Persian and شق (stiff, split) is Arabic, together painting the image of a rigid, unyielding skull.
یکدنده
یکدنده (yekdande) means obstinate or one-track-minded in colloquial Persian. A purely Persian compound of yek (one) and dande (rib, gear), it pictures someone locked into a single gear who refuses to shift.
لجباز
لجباز (lajbâz) means stubborn or quarrelsome in colloquial Persian. It blends the Arabic-origin root لج (laj, obstinate refusal) with the Persian suffix -bâz, common in character adjectives.
صبور
صبور (sabur) means patient. Borrowed from Arabic root ص-ب-ر following the fa’ul intensive pattern, it describes someone who endures difficulty or waiting without complaint, and carries a tone of quiet moral strength.
سخاوتمند
سخاوتمند (sakhâvatmand) means generous. A formal compound blending Arabic سخاوت (generosity) with the Persian suffix ـمند (possessing a quality), it is more elevated in register than its everyday synonym بخشنده.
بخیل
بخیل (bakhil) means stingy or miserly. Borrowed from Arabic root ب-خ-ل, it describes someone who hoards rather than shares, and sits at the opposite end of the social scale from generosity, which Iranians prize highly.