زیرقابلمه
زیرقابلمه (zir-qâblame) is a trivet or heat-resistant pad placed under hot pots. It combines pure-Persian زیر with قابلمه, a loanword from Turkish kaplama.
Glossary
شیر آب آشپزخانه
شیر آب آشپزخانه (shir-âb-e âshpazkhâne) is the kitchen tap or kitchen faucet. All three components are native Persian words, making this a fully Persian compound noun phrase.
سفره یکبار مصرف
سفره یکبار مصرف (sofre-ye yak-bâr-masraf) is a disposable tablecloth; single-use sofreh for picnics. Sofre is Arabic; masraf is Arabic; yak-bâr is pure Persian.
اجاق گاز تکپارچه
اجاق گاز تکپارچه (ojâq-gâz-e tek-pârche) is a built-in hob; integrated gas cooktop. Ojâq is Turkish, gâz is a European loanword, and tek-pârche blends Turkish tek with Persian pârche.
زودپز برنج
زودپز برنج (zodpaz-e berenj) is a rice cooker or pressure cooker for rice. Zud (fast) and paz (cooker) are pure Persian; berenj (rice) traces back through Arabic to Sanskrit, making the phrase a cross-origin compound.
پیاله چای
پیاله چای (piyâle-ye chây) is a small bowl-shaped tea cup used in Persian tea culture. Both piyâle (cup) and chây (tea) entered Persian from Turkish, making this a fully Turkic-origin phrase in daily use.
آبجوش
آبجوش (âb-josh) means boiling water or hot kettle water, used for brewing tea or quick cooking tasks. Both roots are pure Persian: âb (water) and josh (boil), making this a fully native compound.
دسته قابلمه
دسته قابلمه (daste-ye qâblame) is the handle of a cooking pot. The word daste is pure Persian; qâblame comes from Turkish. Together they name a small but critical part of any Persian kitchen.
تنور
تنور (tanur) is a traditional clay bread oven, the same vessel known globally as a tandoor. The word is ancient, traced to Akkadian and Aramaic roots, and passed into Persian long before the Islamic period.
کفگیر سوراخدار
کفگیر سوراخدار (kafgir-e surâkhdâr) is the Persian term for a slotted spoon or skimmer used to drain food while lifting it. Kafgir derives from Arabic kaff (palm of the hand) combined with Persian gir (holder).