راهنمایی
راهنمایی (rahnamayi) means guidance, but in the Iranian school system it specifically names the three-year middle school stage between elementary and high school. All its components are native Persian.
Glossary
دستگاه موسیقی
دستگاه (dastgâh) is the Persian modal system organizing classical music. A pure Persian compound meaning “place of the hand,” it refers to one of seven principal modes that define the emotional color of a performance.
بانک
بانک (bank) means bank, borrowed from French “banque” (or Italian “banca”). It is among the most common A1 financial words in Persian and is used identically to its European source.
مشق
مشق (mashgh) means written homework or a practice exercise, especially for handwriting. The word is borrowed from Arabic mashq, rooted in the idea of stretching letters out while writing quickly.
ملودی
ملودی (melodi) means melody, the main tune or sequence of musical notes in a piece. Borrowed through French from Greek, it is common in everyday Persian speech about music, film scores, and pop songs.
کارپرداز
کارپرداز (kar-pardaz) means procurement officer or purchasing agent, a formal title for someone who handles supply and acquisition on behalf of an organization.
رد شدن
رد شدن (radd shodan) means to fail an exam or be rejected. رد comes from the Arabic root R-D-D meaning to turn back or reject, combined with the native Persian verb shodan (to become).
ریتم
ریتم (ritm) means rhythm. A French loanword that entered Persian through modern music education, it is universally understood across all ages and used in both casual talk and professional music contexts.
اپراتور
اپراتور (operator) is a direct English loanword used in Persian to mean operator, referring to telephone operators, machine operators, and mobile network providers. It entered Persian through modern industry.
قبول شدن
قبول شدن (ghabul shodan) means to pass an exam or be accepted. The first element comes from Arabic qabul (acceptance), paired with the pure-Persian verb shodan (to become).