چوبلباسی
چوبلباسی (chub-lebâsi) is the everyday Persian word for a clothes hanger. A compound of Persian چوب (wood) and Arabic-origin لباس (garment), it means literally “clothes-wood”.
Glossary
آفتابه
آفتابه (âftâbe) is the traditional Persian water ewer used in bathrooms. A staple of everyday Iranian homes, it predates modern plumbing and stays in daily use.
تشت
تشت (tasht) means washtub or large basin. The Avestan cognate tašta (bowl) and Middle Persian tašt confirm its Old Iranian roots. Arabic طشت is borrowed from Persian, not the reverse.
هود
هود (hud) is borrowed from English hood and means kitchen range hood or extractor fan. The word entered Persian as modern fitted kitchens became common in Iranian urban homes.
سیفون
سیفون (sifon) means toilet flush or cistern. Borrowed into Persian from French siphon, which itself comes from Greek. Moin’s dictionary classifies it as a French loanword.
سینک
سینک (sink) is a direct borrowing from English, used in Persian to mean kitchen sink. It entered everyday speech as modern fitted kitchens became standard in Iranian homes.
شیر آب
شیر آب (shir-e ab) means water tap or faucet. Both parts of this everyday compound are native Persian words. شیر is an old Iranian word whose valve sense developed from the lion-head design of early taps.
پاانداز
پاانداز (pâ-andâz) means a floor mat or entry rug runner, the small mat placed at a doorway or beside furniture. Both parts of the compound are native Persian.
آبگرمکن
آبگرمکن (âb-garm-kon) means water heater or boiler, the appliance that heats water for bathing and household use. All three parts of the compound are native Persian.
ظرفشویی
ظرفشویی (zarf-shui) means dishwasher or the kitchen sink area where dishes are washed. The first part, zarf, is Arabic for vessel; the second, shui, is Persian for washing.