Glossary

ور رفتن

ور رفتن (var raftan) means to fiddle with something, to keep touching or handling an object unnecessarily. A colloquial B1 phrase used when someone cannot stop tinkering with a thing.

پریدن از جوی

پریدن از جوی (paridan az juy) means to jump over a ditch or leap across a gap. A B1 motion phrase built from native Persian roots, tied to the old proverb about ambition and overreach.

زمین خوردن

زمین خوردن (zamin khordan) means to fall to the ground or to trip and fall. A colloquial A2 compound built from two native Persian words, used constantly in everyday spoken Persian.

کش دادن

کش دادن (kesh dâdan) means to pull, drag out, or stretch something. A colloquial A2 compound used when someone prolongs a task, stretches material, or drags a conversation on far too long.

تک‌پا ایستادن

تک‌پا ایستادن (tek-pâ istâdan) means to stand on one leg or balance on a single foot. A B1 phrase used in exercise, children’s games, and everyday description of balance.

آویز شدن

آویز شدن (âviz shodan) means to hang on, to dangle, or to cling to something. A pure-Persian compound used for anything, or anyone, suspended and holding on.

گرد آمدن

گرد آمدن (gerd âmadan) means to gather or to assemble, said of people coming together around a place or purpose. A formal-leaning pure-Persian alternative to جمع شدن.

جست زدن

جست زدن (jast zadan) means to leap, to bound, or to make a sudden spring. A vivid pure-Persian compound that captures explosive, intentional jumping in a single phrase.

لرزیدن

لرزیدن (larzidan) means to tremble or to shiver. It covers involuntary shaking from cold, fear, or excitement, and belongs to the oldest layer of Persian vocabulary.

در آغوش گرفتن

در آغوش گرفتن (dar âghush gereftan) means “to hug” or “to embrace someone.” A native Persian compound verb built entirely from Persian components, the everyday phrase for a warm physical embrace.

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