What it means
شماره حساب (shomâre hesâb) means account number. شماره (shomâre) means number and comes from the Persian verb شمردن (shomordan), meaning to count. حساب (hesâb) means account or calculation, from Arabic, from the root حسب meaning to reckon. Together they form the standard term for the numeric code the bank assigns to your account. In everyday speech Iranians often shorten it to شماره حسابم (shomâre hesâbam), meaning my account number. A close related term is شبا (shabâ), the IBAN code, which is a longer international version of the same identifier.
How to use it
- شماره حسابت رو برام بفرست. (Shomâre hesâbat ro baram befrest.) “Send me your account number.”
- شماره حسابم رو اشتباه وارد کردم. (Shomâre hesâbam ro eshtebâh vâred kardam.) “I entered my account number wrong.”
- برای واریز، شماره حساب میخوام. (Barâye vâriz, shomâre hesâb mikhâm.) “For the deposit I need an account number.”
- شماره حساب روی کارت بانکیته؟ (Shomâre hesâb ru-ye kârt-e bânkite?) “Is the account number on the bank card?”
Cultural note
In Iran, sending money between individuals almost always requires sharing a شماره حساب or a شبا. Most transactions happen through the Shetâb interbank network, and apps like آپ (âp) and همراه بانک (hamrâh-bânk) make it easy to look up and share your number. Because account numbers are used so frequently in daily transfers, Iranians typically have their number memorized or saved in their phone contacts.