پیاز
پیاز (piyâz) means “onion.” Native Persian word, the foundation of nearly every Iranian stew, with idioms reaching into gossip and structure.
Glossary
دوغ
دوغ (dugh) means a salted yogurt drink, the traditional Iranian companion to kebab and the default summer refreshment.
ماست
ماست (mâst) means “yogurt.” Native Persian word, foundational dairy at every Iranian meal, ancestor of English “yogurt” via Turkish.
شکر
شکر (shekar) means “sugar.” Native Persian word, ancestor of English “sugar” via Sanskrit and Arabic, central to Iranian tea culture.
فلفل
فلفل (felfel) means “pepper.” Arabic loanword used for both the spice and the vegetable, central to Iranian cooking and a few stubborn idioms.
عروسی
Aroosi means “wedding” in Persian, specifically the celebration party that follows the aghd contract ceremony. Music, food, dancing, family.
دخترعمو
دخترعمو (dokhtar-amu) means “paternal uncle’s daughter.” The female pair of pesar-amu, and historically the prototypical first-cousin marriage match.
پسرعمو
پسرعمو (pesar-amu) means “paternal uncle’s son.” One of Persian’s eight cousin words, and a category historically tied to cousin marriage.
برادرزاده
برادرزاده (barâdar-zâde) means “brother-born.” The other half of Persian’s niece/nephew split.
خواهرزاده
خواهرزاده (khâhar-zâde) means “sister-born.” Persian splits niece and nephew by which sibling birthed them.