نفرت
Nefrat (نفرت) is hatred or loathing, a strong Arabic-rooted noun for the feeling of deep repulsion. Stronger than dislike and sharper than disgust.
Glossary
کینه
Kine (کینه) is a grudge, the long-burning resentment held silently against someone who has wronged you. One of the oldest Persian emotion words, with roots in Middle Persian.
غبطه
Ghebte (غبطه) is benign envy, the warm wish to have what another person has without wanting them to lose it. The opposite of hasad, which wants to destroy.
افسوس
افسوس (afsus) means alas or regret in Persian. A native Persian word from Middle Persian afsos, it functions as both an interjection expressing sorrow and a noun meaning regret or pity.
حسرت
حسرت (hasrat) means longing regret or wistful yearning in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic hasra, it names a bittersweet ache for something lost or unattained, common in poetry and daily speech.
پشیمان
پشیمان (pashiman) means regretful or repentant in Persian. A native Persian adjective tracing back to Middle Persian, it describes the feeling of wishing you had acted differently.
ناامید
ناامید (na-omid) means hopeless or despairing in Persian. The native prefix na- negates omid (hope), forming a B1-level adjective that captures genuine despair in everyday speech.
امیدوار
امیدوار (omidvar) means hopeful in Persian. It combines omid (hope) with the Persian suffix -var, giving a full A2-level adjective used in everyday conversation and formal writing alike.
دلگرم
دلگرم (delgarm) means encouraged or reassured in Persian. Built from del (heart) and garm (warm), it captures the feeling of inner warmth that comes from support or good news.
بیحال
بیحال (bi-hâl) means listless, lethargic, or sluggish. بی is a pure Persian negation prefix and حال comes from Arabic حَال meaning state, making this a mixed-origin adjective used widely in colloquial speech.