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Did you know? Most Persian names have beautiful meanings! 🌙🌸
Here are some popular Persian names and what they mean:
👧 Girls' names
- Setareh (ستاره) = Star ⭐
- Niloofar (نیلوفر) = Water lily 🪷
- Mahtab (مهتاب) = Moonlight 🌙
- Shirin (شیرین) = Sweet 🍬
- Bahar (بهار) = Spring 🌸
- Roya (رویا) = Dream 💭
👦 Boys' names
- Omid (امید) = Hope
- Arman (آرمان) = Ideal, aspiration
- Behrouz (بهروز) = Fortunate, "good days"
- Kourosh (کوروش) = Cyrus, the name of the famous ancient Persian king 👑
- Arash (آرش) = A legendary hero archer from Persian mythology 🏹
And my own name, Sahel (ساحل), means "shore" or "coast." 🌊
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5. Which vegetable got its English name from Persian?
a) Potato
b) Spinach
c) Carrot
d) Broccoli
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5 Persian Idioms That Make No Sense (Until They Do) 🍉🐘
1. هندوانه زیر بغل کسی گذاشتن
hendevāneh zir-e baghal-e kasi gozāshtan
Literally: to put a watermelon under someone's arm
Meaning: to flatter someone too much, to butter them up
2. جیگرتو بخورم
jigar-et-o bokhoram
Literally: I'll eat your liver
Meaning: you're so sweet / I love you so much (said to kids and loved ones!)
Don't worry, nobody is actually eating anyone.
3. شاخ درآوردن
shākh dar āvordan
Literally: to grow horns
Meaning: to be totally shocked
4. از دماغ فیل افتاده
az damāgh-e fil oftādeh
Literally: (he/she) fell from an elephant's nose
Meaning: someone who is arrogant and acts superior to everyone
5. کلاه سر کسی گذاشتن
kolāh sar-e kasi gozāshtan
Literally: to put a hat on someone's head
Meaning: to trick or cheat someone
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