صندلی

صندلی
sandali
chair
nounA1
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san-da-LI
chair
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What it means

صندلی (sandali) means “chair.” Arabic-origin loanword from صَنْدَل (sandal), used universally in Persian for any kind of chair from a kitchen seat to an office throne.

How to use it

  • روی صندلی بنشین (ru-ye sandali beneshin) “Sit on the chair”
  • این صندلی راحت است (in sandali râhat ast) “This chair is comfortable”
  • صندلی شما کجاست؟ (sandali-ye shomâ kojâ-st?) “Where is your chair?”

Common pairings

  • صندلی چرخ‌دار (sandali-ye charkh-dâr) “wheelchair”
  • صندلی راحتی (sandali-ye râhati) “comfortable chair, armchair”
  • صندلی اداری (sandali-ye edâri) “office chair”
  • صندلی تاشو (sandali-ye tâshu) “folding chair”

References

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Arabicصندلsandal root, loaned into Persian for the seating object
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