خیال
خیال (khiyâl) means imagination, fancy, or daydream. Borrowed from Arabic, where it derives from the root خ-ي-ل related to appearance and illusion. In Persian it has acquired a distinctly poetic, dreamlike quality.
Glossary
تصور
تصور (tasavvor) means imagination, conception, or mental image. Borrowed from Arabic, it comes from the root ص-و-ر (s-w-r), related to form and image.
دروغ
دروغ (dorogh) means lie or falsehood. One of the oldest words in the Persian language, traceable to Avestan druj, the cosmic principle of deception and evil opposed to truth.
راستگویی
راستگویی (râstguyi) means honesty and truthfulness. It is a pure Persian compound of râst (straight, true) and guyi (the act of saying), literally “the saying of what is straight or true.”
ناعدالتی
ناعدالتی (nâ’adâlati) means injustice or unfairness. It is a mixed-origin word: the Arabic noun عدالت (adâlat, justice) combined with the Persian negation prefix نا (nâ) and the Persian nominalizer suffix ی (-i).
بردباری
بردباری (bordbâri) means patience, forbearance, and the ability to endure hardship without complaint. A B2-level word with deep roots in Persian moral and literary tradition.
بخشش
بخشش (bakhshesh) means forgiveness, pardon, or generosity. Derived from the pure Persian verb bakhshidan, it covers both the act of forgiving someone and the act of giving freely.
خوشبینی
خوشبینی (khoshbini) means optimism or a positive outlook. A compound built from pure Persian roots, it combines khosh (good, pleasant) with bini, from the verb didan, to see.
ناامیدی
ناامیدی (nâomidi) means despair or hopelessness. Built entirely from Persian roots, it combines the negation prefix nâ with omid (hope) and the abstract noun suffix i.
انتظار
انتظار (entezâr) means waiting, expectation, or anticipation. Borrowed from Arabic, it covers both the physical act of waiting for someone and the emotional state of expecting something.