جالباسی
Jalebasi is the Persian word for a coat rack or clothes stand. The name is literally a jaa (place) for lebaas (clothes), where you hang coats and bags by the door.
Glossary
طاقچه
Taqche is the Persian word for an alcove shelf or niche set into a wall, and also a window ledge. It is the recessed nook where small objects and lamps are placed.
قفسه
Qafase is the Persian word for a shelf or shelving unit, the open structure where books, dishes, and goods are arranged. It also names a store’s display shelving.
کشو
Kashu is the Persian word for a drawer, the sliding compartment in a desk, dresser, or kitchen unit. The name comes from keshidan, to pull, since you pull it open.
کمد
Komod is the Persian word for a wardrobe, cabinet, or dresser, a freestanding piece of furniture with shelves and drawers for storing clothes and belongings.
کاناپه
Kanape is the Persian word for a couch or settee, a loanword from French canape. It names the long sofa you stretch out on, as opposed to a single armchair.
مبل
Mobl is the Persian word for a sofa, armchair, or upholstered furniture. A mobl-set is the matching living-room seating that anchors the guest room in many Iranian homes.
موکت
Moket is wall-to-wall fitted carpeting in Persian, a loanword from French moquette. It refers to the carpet glued or fixed across a whole floor, unlike a loose farsh.
فرش
Farsh is the Persian word for carpet or rug, including the hand-knotted Persian carpet that is a centerpiece of many Iranian homes.
پرده
Parde is the Persian word for a curtain or drape. It also means a stage curtain and, figuratively, a veil or screen that hides something.