Glossary

مرور زمان

مرور زمان (morur-e zamân) means statute of limitations or the passage of time in legal contexts. Both components, morur and zamân, entered modern Persian via Arabic. C1 formal legal vocabulary.

کارشناسی

کارشناسی (kârshenâsi) means expertise or expert assessment, and is also the standard Persian term for a bachelor’s degree. It is a native Persian compound built from kâr (work) and shenâsi (knowing).

تخصص

تخصص (takhassos) means specialization or professional expertise. It is borrowed from Arabic, built on the root خ-ص-ص meaning to be specific or particular. B1 office and workplace vocabulary.

تخلف

تخلف (takhallof) means violation, offence, or infraction in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic (Form V root خ-ل-ف), it is the standard legal and administrative term for breaching a rule, regulation, or law.

نامه اداری

نامه اداری (nâme-ye edâri) means official letter or administrative correspondence in Persian. A mixed-origin phrase: nâme is native Persian while edâri derives from Arabic edâre (administration).

ابلاغ

ابلاغ (ablâgh) means official notification, service of process, or a formal decree in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic (Form IV root ب-ل-غ), it is the standard term for legal and administrative notice delivery.

بست کردن

بست کردن (bast kardan) means to seal, lock up, or bind an agreement in Persian. A native Persian compound verb formed from the past stem of bastan plus kardan, used in both everyday and formal contexts.

انحراف

انحراف (enherâf) means deviation or misconduct in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic (root ح-ر-ف), it appears in formal legal, moral, and bureaucratic contexts to describe departure from rules or standards.

سرپوش

سرپوش (sarpush) means a cover or lid in its literal sense, and a cover-up in its figurative sense. It is a pure Persian compound formed from sar (head) and push (covering), used in both everyday and political contexts.

شماره پروانه

شماره پروانه (shomare-ye parvâne) means a license number or permit registration number. It combines the pure Persian word shomare (number) with parvâne (permit), which is also pure Persian, giving the phrase a fully Persian character.

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