کار نیکو کردن از پر کردن است
کار نیکو کردن از پر کردن است (kâr-e niku kardan az por kardan ast): “doing things well comes from doing them often.” The Persian “practice makes perfect,” with moral weight folded in.
Glossary
ندیده بدید
ندیده بدید (nadide bedid): “the unseen has seen.” An Iranian put-down for nouveau-riche behavior, gauche displays of new money, the cousin who got rich and cannot stop talking about it.
گربهی همسایه
گربهی همسایه (gorbe-ye hamsâye): “the neighbor’s cat.” The shorter cousin of the chicken-goose proverb. Same envy pattern, lighter in tone.
سنگ بزرگ نشانه نزدنه
سنگ بزرگ نشانه نزدنه (sang-e bozorg neshâne-ye nazadan-ast): “a big stone is a sign of not throwing.” When the threat is too big to actually deliver, it is a sign nothing will happen.
بیبی
بیبی (bibi) is the affectionate Persian term for grandma, also a respectful term of address for an older woman.
نوه
نوه (nave) means “grandchild” in Persian. Gender-neutral, used for both grandsons and granddaughters.