What it means
رایانه (râyâne) means “computer.” This is the Pure Persian alternative to کامپیوتر (kâmpyuter), coined by the Academy of Persian Language and Literature (Farhangestân) in the 1980s. A2 vocabulary, dominant in formal and broadcast Persian.
How to use it
- رایانه شخصی (râyâne-ye shakhsi) “personal computer”
- علوم رایانه (olum-e râyâne) “computer science”
- این برنامه روی رایانه نصب است (in barnâme ru-ye râyâne nasb ast) “This program is installed on the computer”
Common pairings
- رایانهای (râyâne-i) “computational, by computer”
- بازی رایانهای (bâzi-ye râyâne-i) “video game” (formal)
- رایانش ابری (râyânesh-e abri) “cloud computing”
- رایانامه (râyânâme) “email” (Pure Persian alt for ایمیل)
Pure Persian alternative
Built from the verb رایانیدن (râyânidan, “to compute, arrange, count”) plus the suffix -ه which marks the agent or instrument. The same root produced رایانش (râyânesh, “computation”) and رایانامه (râyânâme, “email”). One of Farhangestân’s most successful coinages.
Pair
This entry pairs with کامپیوتر (kâmpyuter), the dominant English-loan word in everyday speech. رایانه is the Pure Persian alternative endorsed by Farhangestan.
References
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