Glossary

شادمان

شادمان (shâdmân) means cheerful or delighted. A formal, literary Persian adjective built from شاد plus the suffix ـمان, it is more elevated in tone than شاد and common in poetry and writing.

شاد

شاد (shâd) means joyful or glad. It is one of the oldest and most common Persian adjectives, tracing back to Middle Persian shâd, and sits at the core of everyday emotional vocabulary.

غمگین

غمگین (ghamgin) means sad or sorrowful. It combines the Arabic loanword غم (grief) with the Persian adjectival suffix ـگین, making it a mixed-origin word used across all registers.

باند

باند (bând) is the Persian word for a medical bandage, borrowed from French bande. Used in clinics and everyday first aid contexts at B1 level.

درمان

درمان (darmân) means treatment or cure. A core Persian word used in medicine, everyday health talk, and emotional contexts. Contrast with دارو (dâru), which means medicine or drug.

بهبودی

بهبودی (behbudi) means recovery or getting better after illness or injury. A warm, pure Persian word built from beh (better) and bud (being), rated B2 for its nuanced emotional range.

تنفس

تنفس (tanafos) means breathing or respiration in Persian, from the Arabic root for breath and soul. A B1 medical and everyday word used in hospitals, yoga classes, and Persian poetry.

نبض

نبض (nabz) means pulse, the rhythmic heartbeat felt at the wrist or throat. Borrowed from Arabic, it is a B1 medical word that also appears in Persian idiom to mean the mood of a situation.

مسمومیت

مسمومیت (masmumiyat) means poisoning or food poisoning in Persian, derived from the Arabic root for poison. A B2 medical noun heard in emergency rooms and news reports alike.

پیچ‌خوردگی

پیچ‌خوردگی (pich-khordegi) means sprain, the injury from twisting a joint. A compound pure Persian noun built from two everyday verbs, rated B2 for its specific medical sense.

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