هک
هک (hak) comes from the English word “hack” and is used in Persian as both a noun and a verb. It covers anything from cyberattacks to clever workarounds, depending on context.
Glossary
سرور
سرور (server) is a direct English loanword used in Persian tech and everyday speech to mean a computer server. Widely understood across all age groups in Iran.
بهروزرسانی
بهروزرسانی (be-ruz-resani) is a Persian compound meaning update or software update. It combines بهروز (up to date, pure Persian) with رسانی (delivery, from the verb رساندن), making it a fully native formation.
نصب
نصب (nasb) is from Arabic, originally meaning to set up or erect something. In modern Persian it is the standard word for installing software, apps, or hardware, used in both formal and everyday tech speech.
صرافی
صرافی (sarrafi) means “currency exchange office” in Persian. Derived from Arabic sarraf (money changer), these shops are a fixture of Iranian commercial streets where people buy and sell foreign currencies.
حذف
حذف (hazf) is an Arabic-origin word meaning deletion or removal. In digital Persian it is the standard term for deleting a file, message, or account, and it also appears in grammar to mean omitting a word.
صندوق
صندوق (sandogh) means “fund,” “cash box,” or “safe” in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic sanduq (chest, box), it spans everyday and institutional uses, from a shop’s cash register to a national investment fund.
ایمیل
ایمیل (imeyl) is the Persian adaptation of the English word “email.” It is the universal term for electronic mail in Farsi, used in everyday speech and formal writing alike, with no competing native substitute.
خرید
خرید (kharid) means “purchase” or “shopping” in Persian. One of the first words A1 learners need, it comes from the native Persian verb kharidan (to buy) and appears in daily speech and market life.
ذخیره
ذخیره (zakhire) comes from Arabic, meaning to save or store. In modern Persian it covers both saving a file and storing data, making it one of the most common computer-use words in Farsi.