How do you say Dad in Iran?

Persian Family Vocabulary and Cultural Uses
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  2. Once you know the basic family members in Persian, learning the rest is a breeze.
  3. پدر Pedar (bâbâ): father (dad)
  4. مادر Mâdar (mâmân): mother (mom)
  5. پسر Pesar: son (also, boy)
  6. دختر Dokhtar: daughter (also, girl)
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What do Iranians call their father?

Baba "father, grandfather, wise old man, sir";) is an honorific term, of Persian origin, used in several West Asian and South Asian cultures.
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How do you say mom and dad in Farsi?

“Parents” is usually translated simply as “father and mother,” پِدَر وَ مادَر (pidar va mādar).
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How do you say husband in Iran?

Please note that “hamsar” means spouse and can be referred to as both husband and wife, and “zan” can be translated as “woman” and “wife.”
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How do you say love in Iran?

Derived from the word eshgh “عشق” (love), you can flip the expression around and add the possessive pronoun “my”, or suffix “-am” in Persian: “eshgh” + “am” = eshgham (عشقم) to mean ''my love''.
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What does Baba Joon mean?

Joon is often used after saying someone's name as a form of respect or affection- baba joon, for example, means father dear, or Sarah joon, is simply Sarah dear.
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What does Dai mean in Farsi?

the tenth month of the Persian calendar corresponding to December-January (when the sun is in the sign of Capricorn)
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What does Khuda mean in Farsi?

Khuda or Khoda (Persian: خدا) is the Persian word for "Lord" or "God". Originally, it was used in reference to Ahura Mazda (the name of the God in Zoroastrianism). Iranian languages, Turkic languages, and many Indo-Aryan languages employ the word.
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How do you say daddy in Islam?

"daddy" in Arabic
  1. volume_up. بابا
  2. أَب
  3. والِد
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How do you say father in Islam?

The Arabic word ﺃَﺏ means father. It is pronounced 'ab.
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What does Baba Jan mean in Farsi?

father, uncle, grand-father.
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What is another word for dad?

Synonyms of dad
  • father.
  • daddy.
  • papa.
  • poppa.
  • pa.
  • stepfather.
  • pop.
  • pater.
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What can I say instead of father?

Synonyms of father
  • dad.
  • daddy.
  • papa.
  • stepfather.
  • pater.
  • pa.
  • poppa.
  • sire.
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What does Chai mean in Farsi?

"Chai" means "tea" in Farsi, and until that formative moment in college, I thought it solely referred to one particular brand of Persian tea: Sadaf.
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What does bah bah mean in Farsi?

Iranians say bah bah when anything pleases the senses. When food smells or tastes good, you say bah bah! If you are enjoying a nice view, you say bah bah! When a guest arrives at your home and you open the door to welcome them, you say bah bah to show that you are happy to see them.
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What does Zan mean in Farsi?

The word 'zan' means woman in the Persian language.
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Why do Iranians say Joon?

Joon (or jân, as it's often pronounced), means “soul/spirit/life”, but it's essentially a Persian word of endearment used after a person's first name to mean “dear”. It's a little nicer than just calling someone by their name alone.
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What language is baba for dad?

Dada, Papa, Tata, and Baba

Turkish, Swahili, Nepali, Mandarin Chinese, Zulu, Malay, Italian, Indonesian, and Arabic all have a version of the word baba. There are outlier languages that do not use this format. For example, in some of the Uralian languages like Finnish, and Estonian, the word isa is used for father.
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Can you say Azizam to a girl?

Azizam. Azizam literally means “my dear” and is a general term of endearment that you can use with anyone- friend, family, lover, old, young. You'll even hear women who are total strangers call each other azizam .
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What is the legal age to marry in Iran?

Religion: Sharia-based Iranian law states that the legal age for marriage is 13 for girls and 15 for boys, but marriages can still be carried out at a younger age with the consent of fathers and permission from court judges. This has enabled a culture whereby child marriage is considered somewhat socially acceptable.
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What is an Iranian greeting?

To say “hello,” you would use “salaam alaykum” (may peace be upon you) or simply “salaam” (peace). If you're leaving, you can part ways by saying “khoda hafez,” which means, “may God protect you.”
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