Glossary

چایخانه

چایخانه (chây-khâne) means “teahouse.” A traditional Iranian social space built from chây + khâne.

سپاس

سپاس (sepâs) is the Pure Persian word for “thanks.” Paired with the Arabic-origin متشکر.

بد

بد (bad) means “bad.” Native Persian adjective with surprising distant kinship to English “bad.”

کوچک

کوچک (kuchak) means “small” or “little.” Native Persian adjective, paired with بزرگ.

بزرگ

بزرگ (bozorg) means “big,” “large,” “older,” or “great.” Native Persian adjective with full paradigm.

کمک کردن

کمک کردن (komak kardan) means “to help.” Persian compound verb, literally “to do help.”

فکر کردن

فکر کردن (fekr kardan) means “to think.” Compound verb with Arabic-origin noun فکر + Persian کردن.

دوست داشتن

دوست داشتن (dust dâshtan) means “to love, like.” Persian compound, literally “to have as a friend.”

کار کردن

کار کردن (kâr kardan) means “to work.” Persian compound verb, literally “to do work.”

یاد گرفتن

یاد گرفتن (yâd gereftan) means “to learn.” Persian compound verb, literally “to take into memory.”

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