رنگرزی
Rangarezi means dyeing, especially the traditional craft of dyeing fabric with natural dyes. Both components are pure-Persian: rang (colour, dye) and razi, from the verb razidan (to dye).
Glossary
عکسبرداری
Aks-bardari means photography or taking photographs. A mixed-origin compound: aks comes from Arabic (reflection, image) and bardari is from the pure-Persian verb bardashtan (to take, lift).
چرخ ریسندگی
Charkh-e risandegi means a spinning wheel, the device used to spin raw fibres into thread. Both components are pure-Persian: charkh (wheel) and risandegi (spinning, from risidan).
کبوتربازی
Kabutar-bazi means pigeon keeping and flying pigeons from rooftops, a beloved colloquial hobby in Tehran and other Iranian cities. A pure-Persian compound: kabutar (pigeon) plus bazi (play).
باغبانی
Baghabani means gardening or tending a garden. Built from the pure-Persian root bagh (garden) with the guardian suffix -ban and the nominaliser -i. Common hobby across Iranian households.
تماشای فیلم
Tamasha-ye film means film watching as a leisure activity. Tamasha comes from Arabic, while film is borrowed from English. A favourite evening pastime across Iran.
بازی رایانهای
بازی رایانهای (bâzi-ye râyanei) means video gaming or computer game play. Both parts are native Persian: بازی means game and رایانه is the Farhangestan-coined Persian word for computer.
نخبازی
نخبازی (nakh-bâzi) means string games or cat’s cradle, the children’s thread game played between two people’s hands. Both parts are native Persian: نخ means thread and بازی means game or play.
کاغذبری
کاغذبری (kâghaz-bori) means paper cutting or paper craft art. The word combines کاغذ, borrowed into Persian from Sogdian, with the native Persian root بریدن, to cut, making it a mixed-origin compound.
چادر زدن
چادر زدن (châdar zadan) means to pitch a tent or to set up camp. Both parts trace to Middle Persian roots, making this a fully native Persian compound verb used in everyday camping contexts.