مشاوره
مشاوره (moshâvere) means counseling or consultation. It comes directly from Arabic, from the root sh-w-r (to consult, advise), and covers everything from therapy to a quick chat with a doctor.
Glossary
رواندرمانی
رواندرمانی (ravân-darmâni) is the formal Persian term for psychotherapy. A compound of the pure-Persian ravân (soul, psyche) and the pure-Persian darmân (treatment, cure), making it a fully native formation.
استرس
استرس (esteres) means stress in Persian. Borrowed directly from the English word stress, it is the dominant colloquial term for psychological stress in modern Iranian everyday speech.
اضطراب
اضطراب (ezterâb) means anxiety in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic, where it derives from the root for striking and agitation, it is the formal and clinical term for anxiety in both medical and educated everyday use.
افسردگی
افسردگی (afsordegi) means depression in Persian. A pure Persian word from the verb afsordan meaning to freeze or wilt, it is the clinical and everyday term for depressive illness or low mood.
بیخوابی
بیخوابی (bi-khâbi) means insomnia in Persian. A pure Persian compound built from the prefix بی (without) and خواب (sleep), it is the standard word used in both everyday conversation and clinical contexts.
خستگی
خستگی (khastegi) means fatigue or tiredness in Persian. A pure Persian word rooted in Middle Persian, it covers everyday tiredness as well as deeper physical or emotional exhaustion.
پیادهروی
پیادهروی (piyâde-ravi) means walking for exercise in Persian. A pure Persian compound, it is one of the most recommended light activities in everyday Iranian health advice.
دراز و نشست
دراز و نشست (derâz-o-neshast) means “sit-up” in Persian. A B1 colloquial compound built from two pure Persian words meaning “lie down and sit,” describing the movement of the exercise.
شنا
شنا (shenâ) means both “swimming” and “push-up” in Persian. An A2 pure Persian noun with two distinct fitness meanings. Context makes it clear which one is meant.