انتقال وجه
انتقال وجه (enteghal-e vojh) means bank transfer in Persian. Both components are Arabic: انتقال from intiqāl (transfer) and وجه from wajh/wujūh (funds, sum). The standard term used in Iranian banking and mobile apps.
Glossary
آپلود
آپلود (âplod) means “upload” in Persian, taken directly from English. Like its pair دانلود, it works as both noun and verb stem, and is standard in everyday tech conversation across Iran.
دانلود
دانلود (dânlod) means “download” in Persian, borrowed directly from English. It functions as both a noun (the download) and a verb stem (to download), and is one of the most common tech words in modern spoken Farsi.
ورشکستگی
ورشکستگی (varshekastegi) means bankruptcy in Persian. A pure Persian abstract noun built from ور (var, a prefix derived from بر meaning away/off) and شکستن (shekastan, to break), literally a state of breaking away. Used in both legal and everyday contexts.
قرض دادن
قرض دادن (gharz dâdan) means to lend in Persian. A mixed-origin compound: قرض (gharz) from Arabic qarḍ, and دادن (dâdan) the pure Persian verb to give. The natural pair with قرض گرفتن (to borrow).
یواسبی
یواسبی (yu-es-bi) is the Persian rendering of “USB”, the English acronym for Universal Serial Bus. Used daily for flash drives, charging cables, and data connections across all tech contexts.
قرض گرفتن
قرض گرفتن (gharz gereftan) means to borrow in Persian. A mixed-origin compound: قرض (gharz) is from Arabic qarḍ, while گرفتن (gereftan) is pure Persian. One of the first financial verbs learners need at A2 level.
کابل
کابل (kâbl) means “cable” or “wire” in Persian, borrowed from French câble (ultimately from Medieval Latin capulum). It covers charging cables, data cables, and electrical wiring in everyday use.
نرخ تبدیل
نرخ تبدیل (nerkh-e tabdil) means exchange rate in Persian. This is a mixed-origin phrase: نرخ (nerkh) descends from Middle Persian narg and is native Persian, while تبدیل (tabdil) comes from Arabic tabdīl (conversion). Used daily in banking and travel contexts.
بلندگو
بلندگو (bolandgu) means “loudspeaker” in Persian. It is a pure Persian compound built from بلند (loud, tall) and گو (speaker, from the verb گفتن), making it one of the cleaner native tech coinages.