What it means
شربتساز (sharbat-sâz) is a blender or mixing appliance used specifically for making sharbat (traditional Persian sweet drinks), fruit juices, and smoothies. The first element, شربت (sharbat), entered Persian from Arabic شَربة (sharba), meaning a drink or sip, and the root of both words is the Arabic verb شَرِبَ (shariba), to drink. The second element, ساز (sâz), is a native Persian suffix meaning maker. In practice, شربتساز overlaps with بلندر (blender, an English loanword) and مخلوطکن (mokhlutkun, a native Persian term), but شربتساز specifically emphasizes drink preparation rather than general blending.
How to use it
- شربتساز رو بذار توی ماشین ظرفشویی. (sharbat-sâz ro bezâr tu-ye mâshin-e zarf-shui.) “Put the drink maker in the dishwasher.”
- با شربتساز یه شربت سکنجبین درست کردم. (bâ sharbat-sâz ye sharbat-e sekanjabin dorost kardam.) “I made a sekanjabin sharbat with the drink maker.”
- این شربتساز سرعتهاش قابل تنظیمه. (in sharbat-sâz sor’at-hâsh qâbel-e tanzim-e.) “The speed settings on this drink maker are adjustable.”
- شربتساز رو روشن کن، هندوونه رو ریختم. (sharbat-sâz ro rowshan kon, hendune ro rikhtam.) “Turn the drink maker on, I poured the watermelon in.”
Cultural note
Sharbat has a long history in Iranian culture, predating modern blenders by centuries. Traditional sharbats were made by dissolving syrups of rose water, saffron, or sekanjabin (a vinegar-honey-mint syrup) in cold water by hand. The modern شربتساز appliance has expanded the category to include blended fruit drinks and smoothies while carrying the name of the older tradition. In the summer heat of cities like Isfahan or Shiraz, cold sharbat remains a standard way to welcome guests, and a working شربتساز on the kitchen counter signals a host who takes the ritual seriously.