وجود
وجود (vojud) means existence, being, or presence in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, used in vojud dâshtan (to exist) and be vojud âvardan (to bring into being) across everyday and philosophical speech.
Glossary
تقصیر
تقصیر (taghsir) means fault or blame in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, and heard most often in everyday phrases like taghsir-e kiye (whose fault is it) and taghsir dâshtan (to be at fault).
قهر
قهر (ghahr) means sulking or being on bad terms after a dispute in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, most common in ghahr kardan (to fall out with someone or give the silent treatment).
عین
عین (eyn) in colloquial Persian means exactly like or the very same, borrowed from Arabic, used in sharp comparisons like eyn-e ham (identical) and eyn-e khodeshe (it’s exactly like him).
راستش
راستش (râstesh) is a colloquial Persian opener meaning honestly or to tell the truth, built from râst (true) plus the suffix -ash, used to soften or preface a candid admission.
ساکت
ساکت (sâket) means quiet or silent in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, used for people and places, forming sâket budan (to be quiet), sâket kardan (to silence), and sâket shodan (to go silent).
پاک
پاک (pâk) means clean or pure in Persian, a pure Persian adjective covering physical and moral meanings, forming pâk kardan (to clean or erase) and pâk shodan (to become clean).
آشنا
آشنا (âshnâ) means familiar or acquaintance in Persian, a pure Persian adjective used in everyday speech and in âshnâ shodan (to get acquainted) and âshnâ budan (to be familiar).
آماده
آماده (âmâde) means ready or prepared in Persian, a pure Persian adjective used in everyday speech both on its own and in the compound verbs âmâde budan (to be ready) and âmâde kardan (to prepare).
راضی
راضی (râzi) is a Persian adjective meaning satisfied, content, or willing, from Arabic, driving راضی بودن (to be satisfied) and راضی کردن (to persuade or win someone over).