متروBy Elyar Rose / May 5, 2026 مترو (metro) means “subway.” French loanword used in Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tabriz, Isfahan.
ماهBy Elyar Rose / May 5, 2026 ماه (mâh) means both “moon” and “month” in Persian. Indo-European root shared with English “month.”
یخچالBy Elyar Rose / May 5, 2026 یخچال (yakh-châl) means “refrigerator.” Persian compound, literally “ice pit,” from traditional ice storage.
تختBy Elyar Rose / May 5, 2026 تخت (takht) means “bed”, the same word also names a royal throne in Persian history.
صندلیBy Elyar Rose / May 5, 2026 صندلی (sandali) means “chair.” Arabic-origin loanword used universally in Persian.
درBy Elyar Rose / May 5, 2026 در (dar) means “door.” Same spelling also functions as the preposition “in/at”, extreme polysemy.
پنجرهBy Elyar Rose / May 5, 2026 پنجره (panjere) means “window.” Native Persian noun used in everyday and idiomatic speech.
بیمارستانBy Elyar Rose / May 5, 2026 بیمارستان (bimârestân) means “hospital.” Compound of bimâr (sick) + -estân (place of).
خیابانBy Elyar Rose / May 5, 2026 خیابان (khiyâbân) means “street.” Native Persian word for any urban thoroughfare.
داروخانهBy Elyar Rose / May 5, 2026 داروخانه (dâru-khâne) means “pharmacy.” Persian compound from medicine + house.
