اهلی
اهلی (ahli) means domestic or tame in Persian, used for animals that live with humans or have been brought under human care, the opposite of وحشی (vahshi), wild.
Glossary
گره
گره (gere) means knot, tangle, or blockage in Persian, a pure Persian word used literally for physical knots and figuratively for any intractable problem or deadlock that resists easy resolution.
استغفرالله
استغفرالله (astagfirollah) is an Arabic phrase meaning I seek God’s forgiveness, used in Persian as an exclamation of disapproval, disbelief, or repentance, equivalent to God forbid or for shame.
ثواب
ثواب (savâb) means religious merit or divine reward in Persian, the spiritual credit earned through pious and charitable acts, used across religious and everyday speech alike.
حاجی
حاجی (hâji) means one who has completed the Hajj pilgrimage, and in colloquial Persian serves as a casual respectful address for any older man, similar to mate or boss.
خدایا
خدایا (khodâyâ) is a Persian vocative exclamation meaning O God or Oh Lord, combining khoda (God) with the classical calling suffix -yâ, used in moments of distress, prayer, or strong emotion.
کارتون
کارتون (kârtun) means cartoon or animated film in Persian, borrowed from European languages, and in everyday speech also refers to a cardboard box, covering both meanings naturally.
قاتل
قاتل (ghâtel) means murderer or killer in Persian, an Arabic-origin active participle used in legal, journalistic, and everyday speech to name the person who has committed a killing.
دخالت
دخالت (dakhalat) means interference, meddling, or intervention in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic, it is the standard neutral word for any unwanted or unsolicited involvement in someone else’s affairs.
سختی
سختی (sakhti) means hardship, difficulty, or toughness in Persian. A pure Persian abstract noun from sakht (hard), covering physical adversity, emotional struggle, and demanding conditions.