شعله
شعله (sho’le) means flame or stove burner in Persian. The word came from Arabic شعلة (shu’la), meaning a torch or kindled flame, and is used both for literal fire and for the individual burners on a gas stove.
Glossary
فندک
فندک (fandak) is the everyday Persian word for a lighter. It is a native Persian word with no Arabic, Turkic, or French ancestry, making it one of the few household tool names in this category that did not arrive as a loanword.
کبریت
کبریت (kebrit) means matches or a matchbox in everyday Persian. The word traveled from Aramaic through Arabic into Persian, originally referring to sulfur, the substance that makes matches ignite.
چسب
چسب (chasb) means glue, adhesive, or tape in Persian. It is a native Persian word derived from the verb چسبیدن (chasbidan, to stick), itself rooted in Proto-Iranian stock.
نردبان
نردبان (nardebân) means ladder in Persian. It is an ancient Persian compound from نرد (nard, tree trunk) and بان (bân, a variant of bâm meaning roof), describing the object that takes you from ground to roof.
مته
مته (matte) means a drill or drill bit in Persian, the rotating tool used to bore holes into wood, metal, or concrete. Its precise etymological origin is not fully documented in major reference sources.
اره
اره (arre) means saw in Persian, the toothed blade used for cutting wood and other materials. It is an ancient Iranian word with roots in Proto-Indo-European, cognate with Latin serra.
انبردست
انبردست (anbordast) means pliers in Persian. It is a native Persian compound built from انبر (tongs) and دست (hand), referring to a hinged hand tool used for gripping, bending, and cutting wire.
آچار
آچار (âchâr) means wrench or spanner in Persian. Borrowed from Azerbaijani Turkish, it is the go-to word for the adjustable metal tool used to tighten or loosen nuts and bolts.
پیچگوشتی
پیچگوشتی (pich-gushti) means screwdriver. A native Persian compound from پیچ (screw) and a shifted form of گشتی (turning). The گوشتی spelling is a folk phonetic drift from the original گشتی.