راننده
Rânande means driver. A Persian agentive from rândan (to drive), it covers taxi drivers, bus drivers, and any professional behind the wheel.
Glossary
دکتر
Doktor is the colloquial Persian word for doctor, covering both medical doctors and PhDs. A European loanword, it is the most common spoken term in daily life.
پزشک
Pezeshk means physician. A Pahlavi-rooted Persian word, it carries formal medical register and contrasts with the colloquial doktor used in daily speech.
پرستار
Parastâr means nurse. A Persian agentive from the root parast (caring), it is gender-neutral and used in clinical and home-care contexts alike.
دانشجو
Dâneshju means university student. A pure Persian compound of dânesh (knowledge) and ju (seeker), it specifically refers to higher-education students, not pupils.
معلم
Mo’allem means teacher, the standard word for K-12 educators in Iran. An Arabic loanword from the root ‘-l-m (knowledge), it carries respectful neutral register.
مهندس
Mohandes means engineer, and in modern Persian it doubles as a respect title for any educated professional man. Borrowed from Arabic h-n-d-s, the root of geometry.
گل
Gol means flower. Pure Persian root and the namesake of golâb (rosewater), the scent at the heart of Iranian sweets, weddings, and Nowruz tables.
زنگ
Zang covers three meanings: a bell, a ringing sound, and a phone call. Onomatopoeic Persian root that anchors zang-zadan, the everyday verb for “to call.”
نامه
Nâme means letter or written document. A pure Persian noun and a productive suffix found in shâhnâme, ruznâme, and daneshnâme. Foundation A2 word for writing and correspondence.