اتهام
اتهام (etteham) means accusation, criminal charge, or allegation in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic, it appears in legal proceedings, news reporting, and formal speech. The verb form is اتهام زدن, to level an accusation.
Glossary
محکمه
محکمه (mahkame) is the formal Persian word for a court of law or tribunal, borrowed from Arabic. In everyday speech Iranians more often say dadgah, but mahkame appears in legal documents and classical texts.
خودکشی
خودکشی (khodkoshi) means suicide or taking one’s own life. Both roots, khod (self) and koshtan (to kill), are native Persian, giving the word a direct, literal construction found across formal and informal registers.
پانسمان کردن
پانسمان کردن (pânsemân kardan) means to dress a wound or bandage an injury. The noun پانسمان comes from French pansement, combined with the Persian light verb کردن (to do/make).
دنداندرد
دنداندرد (dandân-dard) means toothache or dental pain in Persian. Both roots, dandân (tooth) and dard (pain), are native Persian, making this one of the language’s oldest compound nouns.
شکمدرد
شکمدرد (shekam-dard) means stomach ache or abdominal pain. It is a colloquial, fully Persian compound used across all ages and is one of the most common everyday medical complaints.
بیخوابی دورهای
بیخوابی دورهای (bikhâbi-ye dowreyi) means periodic insomnia or intermittent sleep disorder. The first element is native Persian; the second derives from Arabic dawr (cycle), making this a mixed compound.
پرستاری پزشکی
پرستاری پزشکی (parastâri-ye pezeshki) means medical nursing or clinical patient care. Both elements are Persian in origin, making this one of the few fully native Persian medical terms.
تزریق خون
تزریق خون (tazriq-e khun) means blood transfusion. The first element is Arabic in origin, the second is native Persian, forming a common formal medical phrase.
ایزولاسیون بیمارستان
ایزولاسیون بیمارستان (izolâsion-e bimârestân) means a hospital isolation ward or quarantine unit. The first word is borrowed from French, the second is native Persian.