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PERSIAN DICTIONARY

FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS

Persian-English; English-Persian

by Chérie Phillips, NovaStoic Priest
Theoretical Philosopher

 Copyright © 2004 by Cherie Phillips.
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ENGLISH - PERSIAN

       

WORDS - I - L

       
TRANSLITERATION ALTERNATIVE PERSIAN SCRIPT ENGLISH
       
man-o shomā     I and you
man mi-pors-am     I ask
man     I; me
-am     I; my <suffix>
āy-bi-em     IBM
yakh     ice
bastani      ice cream
bad fekri-nist     idea:  That is not a bad idea!
āndisheh fekr   idea; thought
fekr āndisheh   idea; thought
hoviy-yat     identification
kārt-e shenāsāyi     identification card
estelāh     idiom; expression
ahmaq     idiot; a fool; stupid; foolish
bikār     idle; unoccupied; unemployed
agar     if
rowshan kardan     ignite (to); to turn on
rowshan shodan     ignited (to be)
mariz bi-mār   ill; patient; sick; a sick person
bimār     ill; sick
bisavād     illiterate
bimāri     illness; sickness; disease
rowshan roshan   illuminated; light; lit
fowran foran   immediately; at once
mohājerat     immigration
a'sabāni     impatient; angry
ahammiyat     importance
mohemm mohem   important
tahmil kardan     impose (to)
tu-ye-tu tu-ye   in
sar-e      in; at  <use with kār and kelās>
dar      in; at; door; within; on
be     in; to; by; at
sar     in; to; head; end; at
bijā     inappropriate
shāmel budan     include (to)
māliyāt bar darāmad     income tax
gheyr-e qābel-e fahm     incomprehensible
zahmat dādan be     inconvenience (to)
zahmat     inconvenience; trouble
afzudan     increase (to) <infinitive>
ziād shodan     increase (to) <intransitive>
afzā     increase (to) <stem of afzudan>
ziād kardan     increase (to) <transitive>
ezāfe kardan     increase (to); to add
ezāfe ezāfi   increase; addition; adding; ezafe
ziad mi-kon-am     increase; turn up <e.g. radio; etc.>
ezāfe shodan     increased:  to be increased; to be added
su'e hāzeme     indigestion
afrād     individuals <plural of "fard">
san'at     industry
nābarābari     inequality
bi-nahāyat     infinitely; extremely
masdar     infinitive
damidan     inflate (to); to blow <infinitive>
dam     inflate (to); to blow <stem of damidan>
ettela' dādan     inform (to)
khabar dādan     inform (to)
ettela'     information
ettela' yaftan     informed (to be)
ahāli     inhabitants; natives
tazriq kardan     inject (to)
tazriq     injection
majruh kardan     injure (to)
gazidan     injure (to); to bite <infinitive>
gaz     injure (to); to bite <stem of gazidan>
zakhm     injury; wound
jowhar johar   ink
tahqiq kardan     inquire:  to inquire about; to investigate; to do research
gonjāndan     insert (to); to place <infinitive>
gonjān     insert (to); to place <stem of gonjāndan>
dākhel     inside
esrār kardan     insist (to); to persist
bāzrasi kardan     inspect (to)
bāzrāsi     inspection
bāzdid     inspection; visit
bāzras     inspector
aqsāt     installment <plural of "qest">
bime     insurance
bāhush     intelligent; clever
-ra goftan     intend _____ ; to mean
dar nazar dāshtan     intend;  to have a mind; plan
foshord-e     intense
sar     intensifier (an)
manzur     intention; meaning <what people mean, not words>
a'lāqe dāsht     interest (had); liked; was fond of <past stem>
a'lāqe dār-am     interest:  I have interest in_____.  I like _____.
a'lāqe     interest; liking; affection; fondness
a'lāqe dāshtan be     interested:  to be interested in; to be fond of; to like
jāleb     interesting
vāqa'n jalebe     interesting:  That's really interesting!
vaqfe     intermission
bāzdāsht kardan     intern (to); to arrest
bainolmelai     international
beyn-olmelāli     international
bāzdāsht     internment; arrest
soali     interrogative
magar mage   interrogative interjection
fāsele     interval <space>
mosāhebe     interview
moarrefi kardan be moarefi kardan be   introduce:  to introduce to
āshenā kardan bā āshenā kardan   introduce:  to introduce to <someone>
moarrefi moarefi   introduction
ekhterā     invention
tahqiq kardan     investigate (to); to inquire about; to do research
tahqiq tahqiqāt; ta'qiq   investigation; research
da'vat     invitation
da'vat kardan     invite (to)
da'vat dashtan     invited (to be)
gereftar shodan     involved (to be)
irān-shenās-i     Iranian studies; Iranology
irān-shenās     Iranist
irland     Ireland
āhan     iron
ast     is
ust     is (it, s/he)
-st     is <suffix>
-e     is <suffix> <colloquial>
hast bud   is; am <present stem>; there is; there are
eslām       Islam
islām       Islam <lit: submission (to the will of God)>
jazir-e     island
eshgāli nadāre     It doesn't matter; no problem
ān un   it; that
khāresh     itch
khāridan     itch (to) <vi> <infinitive>
khār     itch (to) <vi> <stem of khāridan>
safar-nāme     itinerary
āyudi     IUD <birth control device>
jak     jack <for car>
kot     jacket; suit coat; sport coat
zendun     jail; prison
morabbā     jam
zhānviye zhānvie   January
zhaponi-e māndānā     Japanese:  Mandana’s Japanese
shahe morabbā     jar
jāz     jazz
hasud     jealous
zhāndārk     Jeanne d'arc
jin     jeans
jip     jeep
javāherāt javāheri   jewelry
javāheri javāherāt   jewelry
yahudi     Jewish
shoghl     job
āgahi ye kār     job advertisement
edār-e ye kāryābi     job center
sharq-e vazāyef       job description
asbsavār-e herfāyi      jockey
dow do   jogging; running
mottasel kardan     join (to); to link
sar-e ham     joined; together; connected
jok     joke
shukhi mi-kon-am     joke (I);  kidding
shukhi kardan     joke:  to make a joke
shukhi     joking; kidding; to tell a joke <but not "story or anecdote">
khabar-negār-i     journalism
ruznāme negār     journalist
khabar-negār     journalist; reporter
seyr     journey
hajrat hajj   journey to Mecca <Muslim's must do>
mosaferat kardan mosaferat raftan   journey:  to go on a journey; take a trip
mosaferat raftan mosaferat kardan    journey:  to go on a journey; take a trip
mosāferat     journey; trip
qāzi     judge
āb   آب juice; water
zhuie     July
paridan     jump (to); to fly <vi> <infinitive>
par     jump (to); to fly <vi> <stem of paridan>
jahidan     jump (to); to leap <infinitive>
jestan     jump (to); to leap <infinitive>
jah     jump (to); to leap <stem of jahidan>
jeh     jump (to); to leap <stem of jestan>
poliver     jumper; sweater
zhu'an     June
hamintor hamintowr   just as; as; in the same way; likewise
e'dālat     justice
kāf     k <alphabet>
kabābi     kebab shop
negāh dāshtan negar   keep (to); to hold; to stop
dāshtan     keep (to); to possess; to have <infinitive>
sigār-e kent     Kent cigarettes
nafti     kerosene seller
naft     kerosene; oil
kelid     key
safhe kelid     keyboard
khāki     khaki
lagad     kick
shuru' mosābeqe     kick off
shukhi mi-kon-in     kidding:  You're kidding! Are you kidding?
shukhi     kidding; to tell a joke <but not "story or anecdote">; joking
koliye     kidney
koshtan     kill (to)
kilogeram     kilogram
kilometr kilometre   kilometer
taqriban     kind of; almost; approximately; sort
mehrebān mehrebun   kind; affectionate; caring
mehrabun mehrebān   kind; caring; affectionate
now     kind; type
kudakestān     kindergarten
mohad kodak     kindergarten; nursery
lotf     kindness; courtesy
marhammat     kindness; generosity
āqsām akhsām   kinds; sorts
anvā     kinds; sorts <plural of the persian word:  no'>
shāh     king
bus-e     kiss
busidan     kiss (to) <infinitive>
bus     kiss (to) <stem of busidan>
āshpaz-khāne āshpaz-khune   kitchen
kelineks     Kleenex
zānu     knee
dunest     knew <past tense of -dun->
chāqu     knife
bāftan     knit (to); to weave <infinitive>
bāf     knit (to); to weave <stem of bāftan>
kubidan     knock at (to); to pound <infinitive>
kub     knock at (to); to pound <stem of kubidan>
dar zadan     knock:  to knock at the door
mi-dun-am     know (I) <colloquial>
mi-dān-am     know (I) <formal>
mi-shenās-am     know (I); I am familiar with
mi-dun-an     know (they) <colloquial>
mi-dān-and     know (they) <formal>
balad-bud     know (to)
dānestan dunestan   know (to) <infinitive> <facts, etc., but not people>
shenākhtan     know (to) <someone>; to recognize; to be familiar with
dān dun   know (to) <stem of dānestan>
balad budan     know (to); to be familiar with
mi-dun-im     know (we)
mi-dun-i     know (you)
shomā mi-dun-in     know (you)
mi-dun-in     know (you) <pl.> <colloquial>
mi-dān-id     know (you) <pl.> <formal>
ne-mi-dun-am     know:  I do not know
dige ne-mi-dun-am     know:  I don’t know any more than that.
ne-mi-dun-am chekār kon-am     know:  I don't know what to do
ne-mi-dun-am chi be-g-am     know:  I don't know what to say
vāllah ne-mi-dun-am     know:  I honestly don’t know.
balad-am     know:  I know how to
ne-mi-dun-in     know:  you do not know
dānesh     knowledge
mi-dun-e     knows (s/he, it)
khā-har-am mi-dun-e     knows:  my sister knows
ne-mi-dun-e     knows:  s/he/it does not know
laborātuār     laboratory
band-e kafsh     lace
daryāch-e     lake
cherāq     lamp
neshastan     land (to); to sit <infinitive>
neshin     land (to); to sit <stem of neshastan>
zamin     land; ground; soil; earth
zabānhā     language
zabān-e farānse     language (French)
kurs-e zabān     language course
āzmāyeshgāh     language lab; laboratory
āmuzesh zabān     language school
mo'allem-e zabān     language teacher
zabān zabun   language; tongue
bozorg     large; big; great
pish     last; ago
ākhar     last; end; but; final
gozashte     last; past
dir     late
ta'khir kardan     late:  be late; to delay
dir kardan     late:  to be late
ba'dan     later; afterwards
ba'd     later; then; after
khande     laugh
khandidan     laugh (to) <infinitive>
khandam gereft     laugh:  I burst out laughing
khand     laugh (to) <stem of khandidan>
qānun       law
hoquq      law <not Qoranic>
vakil     lawyer; attorney
molayyen     laxatives
tanbali      laziness
tanbal     lazy <"n" pronounced as "m">
sorb dār     leaded <petal; gas>
rahbar     leader
barg     leaf; page
jām-e varzeshi     league
chekidan     leap (to); to drip <infinitive>
chek     leap (to); to drip <stem of chekidan>
jahidan      leap (to); to jump <infinitive>
jestan     leap (to); to jump <infinitive>
jah     leap (to); to jump <stem of jahidan>
jeh     leap (to); to jump <stem of jestan>
yād mi-gir-am     learn (I)
yād gereftan     learn (to)
āmukhtan     learn (to); to teach <infinitive>
āmuz      learn (to); to teach <stem of "āmukhtan">
yad ne-mi-gir-in     learn: you do not learn
yād gereft      learned <past stem>
yād mi-gir-e     learns (s/he)
yād ne-mi-gir-e      learns:  s/he does not learn
ejāre dādan ejāre kardan   lease:  to lease; to rent <a house or apartment>
ejāre kardan ejāre dādan   lease:  to lease; to rent <a house or apartment>
aqallan     least (at)
charm     leather
vasāyel-e charmi      leather goods
morabbi     lecturer; trainer; coach
lab-e     ledge
chap     left
bār-e jā mānde     left luggage
bāqi mandan     left over (to be); to remain
jā mundan     left:  to be left <behind/over>
jenāh-e chap     left-wing
sāq-e pā     leg
    leg; foot
khānā   legible; readable
qānun gozāri     legislation
qānuni sāzi     legislation
lenz     lens
hamjensbāz-e zan     lesbian
kam-o bishtar bish   less and more
kam k’am; kyam   less; few; little; seldom
kam mi-kon-am     less; reduce; turn down <e.g. radio; etc.>
bi     -less; without
kāstan     lessen (to); to diminish <infinitive>
kāh     lessen (to); to diminish <stem of kāstan>
dars     lesson
dars-e panj     lesson five
dars-e do     lesson two
gozār     let (to); to allow <stem of gozāshtan>
gozāshtan     let (to); to allow; to put; to place <infinitive>
nāme     letter <in a book>
durugh-gu     liar
āzādi     liberty; freedom
ketāb-dār     librarian
ketāb-khāne ketāb-khune   library
ketāb-dār-i       library science; librarian
shepesh     lice
parvāne     license; butterfly; permit
lisidan     lick (to) <infinitive>
lis     lick (to) <stem of lisidan>
dorugh     lie
dorugh goftan     lie (to)
mi-khāb-am     lie down (I); I sleep
khābidan     lie down (to); to sleep <infinitive>
zendegi     life
jān jun   life; dear; soul; pardon me
zist     life; living
kār     life; work; job; occupation
bar mi-dar-am var mi-dar-am   lift (I); pick up
cherāgh     light (a)
sabok     light <adj.>; easy
roshan     light <clear>
nur     light <e.g. sun; lamp>
lāmp     light bulb
nur sanj     light meter
rowshan roshan   light; lit; illuminated
barq     lightening; electricity
fandak     lighter
dust dār-am     like (I); love
khosh āmadan āz     like (to)
khwosh ___ āmadan khosh āmadan   like (to) <silent w>
khwosh ___ umadan khosh umadan   like (to) <silent w>
dust dār dāsht   like (to); to love
dust dāshtan     like (to); to love
mesle     like <preposition>; similar
khosham miād     like:  I like it
a'lāqe dāshtan be     like:  to like; to be interested in; to be fond of
hamchon     like; as; such a
hamchonin hamchenin; hamchin   like; as; such a
hamchonān     likewise; in that same way
hamchonin hamchenin; be hamchenin   likewise; in this same way
hamintor hamintowr   likewise; just as; as; in the same way
hamintor      likewise; same way
a'lāqe     liking; fondness; interest; affection
limu     lime
hodud   limits; boundaries
langidan     limp (to) <infinitive>
lang     limp (to) <stem of langidan>
khat khatt   line; handwriting
saf     line; queue
zabān-shenās     linguist
az-bān-shenās-i     linguistics
zabān-shenās-i     linguists
mottasel kardan     link (to); to join
lab     lip
dahān     lips; mouth
rozh-e lab     lipstick
gush mi-kon-am     listen (I); I say goodbye; farewell
gush dādan gush kardan   listen (to)
gush kardan gush dādan   listen (to)
gush konid     Listen!
gush ne-mi-kon-am     listen:  I do not listen
gush ne-mi-kon-e     listen:  s/he does not listen
gush kard     listened (past stem)
gush mi-kon-e     listens (s/he)
nim litr     liter:  half a liter
adabi     literary
neveshtāri     literary; written
bāsavād     literate
adabiāt     literature
kami     little:  a little
ye khorde     little:  a little
yek zarre ye zare   little:  a little
kam k’am; kyam   little; seldom; less; few
zendegi mi-kon-am     live (I do)
zendegi kardan     live (to)
zendegi kon-id     live!
zendegi ne-mi-kon-e     live:  s/he does not live
zendegi kard     lived (you)
zendegi mi-kon-ad     lives (s/he)
zendegi mi-kon-e     lives (s/he)
otāq-e pazirā'i     living room; parlor
bār     load; time; occurrence; baggage; burden
vām     loan
vām gereftan     loan:  to take a loan
mahall-i     local
mahall mahal   location; place
qofl     lock
qofl kardan     lock (to)
tanhā     lonely; only; alone
derāz     long
rāh-e dur     long distance
boland     long; loud; high; tall
utubus-e beyn-e shahri     long-distance bus
bolandtar     longer; louder; higher; taller
negāh kardan     look (to)
negaristan     look (to); to see <infinitive>
negar     look (to); to see <stem of negaristan>
morāqebat kardan     look:  to look after
negāh kardan be     look:  to look at
josteju kardan     look:  to look for
jostan     look:  to look for; to search <infinitive>
ju     look:  to look for; to search <stem of jostan>
negāh     look; glance
noqte ye chesm andāz     lookout point
shol     loose
chāpidan     loot (to); to plunder <infinitive>
chāp     loot (to); to plunder <stem of chāpidan>
gom kardan     lose (to)
bākhtan     lose (to) <eg. game, etc.> <infinitive>
bāz     lose (to) <eg. game, etc.> <stem of bākhtan>
az dast dādan     lose (to); to miss
bāzande     loser
bākht     loss
gom     lost
gom shol     lost:  Get lost!
az dast raftan     lost:  to be lost; to be missed
gom shodan     lost:  to become lost <not for directions>
ziād     lot (a); too; too much; plenty; very; much
tond     loud; harsh; fast; spicy <hot>; quick
boland     loud; high; tall; long
tondtar     louder; faster
bolandtar     louder; higher; taller; longer
e'shq eshq   love
dust dār-am     love (I); like
dust dāshtan     love (to); to like
ā'sheq āsheq   love:  in love
ā'sheq-e kasi budan āsheq-e kasi budan   love:  to be in love with someone
ā'sheq-e kasi shodan āsheq-e kasi shodan   love:  to fall in love with someone
ma'shuqe     lover
pāyin     low
vafādār     loyal
shāns     luck
khosh shāns     lucky
qand     lump sugar
nāhār nahār   lunch; meal <main>
vaqt-e nāhār       lunch time
khosh gozarāni     luxury
she'r     lyric; poetry; poem; song
       
 
 

 

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