دلتنگ شدن
دلتنگ شدن (deltang shodan) means “to miss someone, ache for”. Literally “heart-tight to become”.
Glossary
دروغ گفتن
دروغ گفتن (dorugh goftan) means “to lie”. Pure Persian. Truth-telling is a Zoroastrian core value.
تماشا کردن
تماشا کردن (tamâshâ kardan) means “to watch, to behold”. Compound verb for spectacle and films.
سبزی
سبزی (sabzi) means “herbs, fresh greens”. Cornerstone of every Iranian table, basil, mint, tarragon.
فامیل
فامیل (fâmil) means “extended family, relative”. French loanword that took on a uniquely Iranian meaning.
مرد
مرد (mard) means “man”, adult male, also husband colloquially. Indo-European root cognate with “mortal”.