خرداد
خرداد (khordâd) is the third month of the Persian solar calendar, May 22 to Jun 21. Named for a Zoroastrian Yazata of wholeness and water.
Glossary
اردیبهشت
اردیبهشت (ordibehesht) is the second month of the Persian solar calendar, Apr 21 to May 21. Named for the Zoroastrian Yazata of truth and order.
فروردین
فروردین (farvardin) is the first month of the Persian solar calendar, Mar 21 to Apr 20. Named for a Zoroastrian guardian spirit.
ما
ما (mâ) means “we, us” in Persian. First-person plural, used in every register, including the royal/formal “we”.
تو
تو (to) means “you” in Persian, intimate-singular only. Used with family, close friends, lovers, children, or in fights.
من
من (man) means “I, me” in Persian. The neutral first-person pronoun, used in every register from intimate to formal.
قطره
قطره (qatre) means “drop” in Persian, both as a noun and as a classifier for liquids. Arabic loanword.
پیراهن
پیراهن (pirâhan) means “shirt” in Persian. The everyday word, used for both men’s button-up shirts and traditional cuts.
هرکه طمع کرد، اندوخته
هرکه طمع کرد، اندوخته (har keh tama’ kard, andukhte): “whoever was greedy ended up with nothing stored.” The Persian warning that greed empties the storehouse.
از تو مَست که بَر مَست
از تو مَست که بَر مَست (az to mast ke bar mast): “from you it is, that comes back to you.” The Persian version of “what goes around comes around.”