نیت
نیت (niyat) is the inner intention behind an act. In religious use, prayers and fasts only count if performed with conscious niyat. In everyday use: “I intended to come.”
Glossary
تبرک
تبرک (tabarrok) is an object that has been touched by something holy and now carries blessing: bread from a shrine, water from a holy spring.
خوش آمدید
خوش آمدید (khosh âmadid) is the everyday “welcome” said when guests arrive. Singular informal: khosh âmadi.
سلام علیکم
سلام علیکم (salâm aleykom) is the formal Islamic greeting meaning “peace be upon you.” Used by religious Iranians and in diplomatic register. The reply: va aleykom salâm.
افطاری
افطاری (eftâri) is the sunset meal that breaks the daily Ramadan fast. Traditional first foods: dates and water, then a full meal. Mosque eftâri programs feed the public for free.
پنجاه
پنجاه (panjâh) means “fifty” in Persian. Foundation A1 numeral. Built from panj (5) + the -âh tens suffix shared by chehel (40), shast (60), haftâd (70).
ناهار
ناهار (nâhâr) means “lunch” in Persian. In Iranian families, lunch is often the main meal of the day, eaten between 1 and 3 pm, frequently with rice and stew.
سی
سی (si) means “thirty” in Persian. Foundation A1 numeral. Connects with و (-o) for 31-39: si-o yek (31), si-o do (32).
بیست
بیست (bist) means “twenty” in Persian. Foundation A1 numeral. In Iranian school grading, bist is the perfect score: bist gereftam = I got 20/20.
ده
ده (dah) means “ten” in Persian. Foundation A1 numeral. Cognate with English “ten,” Latin decem. Note: dah-e fajr = the 10-day revolution celebration in February.