Glossary

سال

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سال (sâl) means “year.” Native Persian foundation word for age, dates, and calendars.

شب

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شب (shab) means “night.” Native Persian word, central to many cultural rituals (yaldâ, chahârshanbe-suri).

روز

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روز (ruz) means “day.” Native Persian word, foundation A1 vocabulary, paired with شب (night).

سر

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سر (sar) means “head”, and “top,” “beginning,” “chief,” “lid.” A foundation polysemous word.

پا

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پا (pâ) means “foot” or “leg”, Persian uses the same word for both, depending on context.

دست

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دست (dast) means “hand.” Native Persian word at the center of dozens of idioms about agency, power, and giving.

دختر

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دختر (dokhtar) means “girl” or “daughter.” Indo-European root shared with English “daughter.”

پسر

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پسر (pesar) means “boy” or “son.” Foundation Persian noun used in 4 male-cousin compound words.

خانواده

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خانواده (khânevâde) means “family,” literally “those of the house.” Built from خانه + suffix -وادە.

خواهر

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خواهر (khâhar) means “sister.” Native Persian word sharing Indo-European roots with English “sister.”

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