Family
پسر
/ pesar /
noun · boy, son
Say itpe-SAR
Meaning
معنی۱
Persian has eight separate words for cousins, depending on whether the relationship is through the paternal or maternal side and whether the cousin is male or female. The four built from پسر cover all male cousins. The same precision exists for female cousins built from دختر.
In a sentence
مثالپسر من شش ساله است
pesar-e man shesh sâle ast
My son is six years old
آن پسر دانشجو است
ân pesar dâneshju ast
That boy is a student
پسر خوبی است
pesar-e khubi ast
He is a good boy
The company it keeps
همنشینهاYou rarely meet a word alone — here it is, at work beside others.
پسرعمو
pesar-amu
paternal cousin (male)
پسرعمه
pesar-amme
cousin via paternal aunt (male)
پسرخاله
pesar-khâle
cousin via maternal aunt (male)
پسردایی
pesar-dâyi
cousin via maternal uncle (male)
پسرها
pesar-hâ
boys
In its constellation
در پیوندNo word stands alone. Follow a thread to the words it lives beside — hover to read one, click to open it.
پسرpesar
keeps company with ۶ words