سیرن
سیرن (siren) is the Persian word for a siren on an ambulance, police car, or fire engine. It is borrowed from French sirene, the term for the acoustic alarm device, itself named after the mythological Siren.
Glossary
فلکه
فلکه (falake) means traffic circle or roundabout in Iranian cities. Borrowed from Arabic falak (orbit, circle). The falake is a central landmark and navigation point in most Iranian towns.
چرخ زاپاس
چرخ زاپاس (charkh-e zâpâs) means spare tyre or spare wheel. It combines the pure Persian word چرخ (wheel) with زاپاس, borrowed from Russian zapas meaning reserve or spare.
پیچ خوردن
پیچ خوردن (pich khordan) is a pure Persian compound verb meaning to twist, to bend, or to make a turn. In a driving context it means to take a curve in the road. It also describes a sprained joint.
خط مترو
خط مترو (khatt-e metro) means a metro line or underground railway line. The phrase combines Arabic خط (line) and French مترو (metro), making it a mixed-origin compound used daily in urban Persian.
واگن
واگن (vâgon) is borrowed from the French word “wagon” and means a train carriage or railway car. It is used in everyday speech for any enclosed passenger or freight car on a train.
لنج
لنج (lenj) is borrowed from the English word “launch” and refers to a traditional wooden motorboat of the Persian Gulf, used for fishing, trade, and coastal transport.
کایاک
کایاک (kâyâk) is an international sporting word, ultimately from Inuit qajaq, that entered Persian through English. It refers to a narrow paddle boat used in racing and water sports.
گواهینامه رانندگی
گواهینامه رانندگی (govâhinâme-ye rânandegi) یعنی گواهینامه یا همان «گواهی» برای راندن خودرو. سند رسمیای که نشان میدهد شخص مجاز به رانندگی است.
رانندگی
رانندگی (rânandegi) یعنی عمل راندن اتومبیل یا وسیله نقلیه. واژهای فارسی اصیل که از فعل «راندن» ساخته شده و در همه موقعیتهای رسمی و روزمره کاربرد دارد.