پست گذاشتن
The everyday Persian way to say “to post on social media”: the English loanword post combined with the Persian light verb gozâshtan, making a mixed-origin compound verb.
Glossary
اسکرینشات
A direct English loanword: اسکرینشات (eskrinshât) is simply “screenshot,” borrowed wholesale into Persian with no native equivalent in everyday use.
استاتوس گذاشتن
A mixed Persian-English compound: the English loan “status” (estâtos) paired with the Persian light verb gozâshtan, meaning to post a WhatsApp or Telegram status update.
گروه خانوادگی
The Iranian family group chat is a digital institution: a WhatsApp or Telegram group where relatives forward good-morning images, announcements, and chain messages at all hours.
آنفرند کردن
آنفرند کردن (anfrend kardan) means to unfriend someone on social media, removing them from your friends list. It pairs the English loanword unfriend with the Persian verb kardan.
اسپم کردن
اسپم کردن (espam kardan) means to spam someone, flooding their inbox or comments with repeated messages. The word espam is borrowed directly from English spam.
آرشیو کردن
آرشیو کردن (ârshiv kardan) means to archive an Instagram post, hiding it from your profile without deleting it. The word آرشیو came into Persian via French archive.
دیده نشده
دیده نشده (dide nashode) means unseen or unread in messaging contexts, describing a message the recipient has not yet opened. Both roots are native Persian.
آنلاین شدن
آنلاین شدن (online shodan) means to come online or become available in a messaging app. It pairs the English loanword online with the Persian light verb shodan (to become).