List of French loanwords in Persian
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Words of French origin in the Persian
language:
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
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French | فارسی | Persian | English |
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abat-jour | اباژور | ābāzhur | lampshade |
abcès | آبسه | ābse | Abscess Abscess An abscess is a collection of pus that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue in which the pus resides due to an infectious process or other foreign materials... |
abonnement | ابونمان | ābonémān | subscription |
acétone | استن | aseton | acetone |
acide | اسید | asid | acid |
acteur | آکتور | āktor | actor |
adjudant | اجودان | ājudān | warrant officer |
agence | آژانس | āzhāns | agency |
agent | آژان | āzhān | agent |
album | آلبوم | ālbom | album |
allergie | آلرژی | ālerzhi | allergy |
alliage | آلیاژ | āliāzh | alloy |
ambulance | آمبولانس | āmbulāns | ambulance |
ampère | آمپر | āmper | unit of electric current |
amphithéâtre | آمفی تئاتر | āmfiteātr | amphitheatre |
ampoule | آمپول | āmpul | sealed glass vial containing injection solution |
ananas | آناناس | ānānās | pineapple |
antenne | آنتن | ānten | antenna |
août | اوت | ut | August |
appliqué | اپلیکه | āpliké | applique |
archive | آرشیو | ārshiv | archive |
artiste | آرتیست | ārtist | artist |
ascenseur | آسانسور | āsānsor | elevator |
asphalte | آسفالت | āsfālt | asphalt |
atout | آتو | ātu | trump card |
autobus | اتوبوس | otobus | bus |
automobile | اتومبیل | otomobil | car |
autorité | اتوریته | otorité | authority |
autriche | اتریش | otrish | austria |
avance | آوانس | āvāns | advantage |
avantage | آوانتاژ | āvāntāzh | advantage |
avril | آوريل | āvril | april |
azalée | آزاله | āzālé | azalea |
bactérie | باكترى | bākteri | bacteria |
bal masqué | بالماسکه | bāl māské | masquerade ball |
balcon | بالکن | bālkon | balcony |
ballet | باله | bāle | ballet |
bandage | بانداژ | bāndāzh | bandage |
banque | بانک | bānk | bank |
base | باز | bāz | base (chemistry) |
bassin | باسن | bāsan | pelvis |
bâton | باتوم | bātum | stick |
batterie | باتری | bātri | battery |
bémol | بمل | bemol | flat (music) |
benzine | بنزین | benzin | gasoline |
béton armé | بتون آرمه | bétonārmé | reinforced concrete |
bifteck | بیفتک | biftek | steak |
bigoudi | بیگودی | bigudi | hair curler |
billet | بلیط | belit | ticket |
biscuit | بیسکویت | biskuit | biscuit |
blouse | بلوز | boluz | shirt |
bombe | بمب | bomb | bomb |
boulevard | بلوار | bolvār | boulevard |
bourse | بورس | burs | grant |
bottine | پوتین | putin | boot |
boxeur | بوکسور | boksor | boxer |
boycottage | بایکوت | bāikot | boycott |
brancard | برانکارد | brānkārd | stretcher |
brochure | بروشور | broshur | brochure, leaflet |
bronzé | برنزه | bronzé | tanned |
brosse | برس | bros | brush |
budget | بودجه | budjé | budget |
buffet | بوفه | bufé | buffet |
bulletin | بولتن | bultan | news bulletin |
bureaucratie | بوروکراسی | burokerāsi | bureaucracy |
câble | کابل | kābl | cable |
cabaret | کاباره | kābāré | cabaret |
cacao | کاکائو | kākāu | cocoa |
cadeau | کادو | kādo | gift |
cadre | کادر | kādr | staff |
café | کافه | kāfé | coffeeshop |
camion | کامیون | kāmion | truck |
canal | کانال | kānāl | canal, channel |
canapé | کاناپه | kānāpé | sofa |
candidat | کاندیدا | kāndidā | candidate |
caoutchouc | کائوچو | kāuchu | rubber |
capot / capote | کاپوت | kāput | car hood / condom (also used to mean condom in Persian) |
capsule | کپسول | kapsul | capsule |
carbonate | کربنات | karbonāt | carbonate |
carte postal | کارت پستال | kārt postāl | post card |
carton | کارتن | kārton | carton |
casino | کازينو | kāzino | casino |
casque | کاسکت | kāsket | helmet |
casquette | کاسکت | kāsket | helmet |
catalogue | کاتالوگ | kātālog | catalogue |
cellule | سلول | selul | cell |
champagne | شامپانى | shāmpāni | champagne |
chantage | شانتاژ | shāntāzh | blackmail |
charlatan | شارلاتان | shārlātān | charlatan |
châssis | شاسی | shāsi | chassis |
chauffage | شوفاژ | shofāzh | heater |
chauffeur | شوفر | shofer | driver |
cheminée | شومینه | shominé | fireplace |
chevalier | شوالیه | shovālye | knight |
chic | شیک | shik | chic |
chiffon | شیفن | shifon | chiffon |
chimie | شیمی | shimi | chemistry |
chocolat | شکلات | shokolāt | chocolate |
cigar | سیگار | sigār | cigarette |
ciment | سیمان | simān | cement |
cinéma | سینما | sinemā | cinema |
cirque | سیرک | sirk | circus |
classe | کلاس | kelās | class |
classeur | کلاسور | kelāsor | ring binder |
classique | کلاسیک | kelāsik | classical |
cliché | کلیشه | kelishé | cliché |
clinique | کلینیک | kelinik | clinic |
club | کلوپ | kolup | club |
cognac | کنياك | konyāk | cognac, a type of french brandy |
colis | کلی | koli | parcel |
collection | کلکسیون | koleksion | collection |
comédie | کمدی | komédi | comedy |
comité | کمیته | komité | committee |
commando | کماندو | komāndo | commando |
commissaire | کمیسر | komiser | superintendent |
commission | کمیسیون | komision | commission |
commode | کمد | komod | chest of drawers |
compagnie | کمپانی | kompāni | company |
compote | کمپوت | komput | stewed fruit |
compresse | کمپرس | komperes | compress |
compteur | کنتر | kontor | (electric) meter |
concours | کنکور | konkur | entrance examination |
conférence | کنفرانس | konferāns | conference |
congrès | کنگره | kongeré | congress |
conserve | کنسرو | konserve | canned food |
consul | کنسول | konsul | consul |
contrat | کنترات | kontorāt | contract |
contrôle | کنترل | kontorol | control |
corset | کرست | korset | corset |
cosmétique | ماتیک | mātik | A contraction of the French word cosmétique, used to refer to lipstick in Persian |
côtelette | کتلت | kotlet | cutlet |
coupé | کوپه | kupé | coupé |
coupon | کوپن | kopon | coupon |
courant d'air | کوران | kurān | air draft |
course | کورس | kurs | race |
cravate | کراوات | kerāvāt | tie |
crème | کرم | kerem | cream |
crêpe de chine | کرپ دوشین | kerep do shin | crepe de chine |
cuir verni | ورنی | verni | patent leather |
curetage | کورتاژ | kurtāzh | used to refer to abortion in Persian, French word means curettage |
cylindre | سیلندر | silandr | cylinder |
décembre | دسامبر | desāmbr | December |
déclamer | دکلمه | déklamé | to recite |
decolleté | دکلته | dékolté | low-cut |
décor | دکور | dékor | decor |
décoration | دکوراسيون | dékorāsion | decoration |
démodé | دمده | démodé | out of style |
dentelle | دانتل | dāntel | lace |
dessert | دسر | deser | dessert |
diapason | دیاپازن | diāpāzon | tuning fork |
dictature | دیکتاتور | diktātor | dictator |
dictée | دیکته | dikté | dictation |
diligence | دلیجان | delijan | stage coach |
diplome | دیپلم | diplom | diploma |
discipline | دیسیپلین | disiplin | discipline |
disque | دیسک | disk | disk |
disquette | دیسکت | disket | diskette |
docteur | دکتر | doktor | doctor |
dose | دز | doz | dose (concentration) |
douche | دوش | dush | shower |
doublé | دوبله | dublé | dubbed |
douzaine | دوجین | dojin | dozen |
drame | درام | derām | drama |
dynamo | دینام | dinām | dynamo |
eau de cologne | ادکلن | odécolon | cologne |
echantillon | اشانتیون | eshāntiyon | sample |
écharpe | اشارپ | éshārp | scarf |
échelle | اشل | eshel | scale |
économie | اکونومی | ekonomi | economy |
écran | اکران | ekrān | premiere (film) |
encadrer | آنکادر کردن | ānkādr kardan | to circle |
entracte | آنتراکت | ānterākt | intermission |
épaule | اپل | epol | shoulder |
épidémie | اپیدمی | epidemi | epidemy |
équipe | اکیپ | ekip | team, group |
(les) etats unis | اتازونى | etāzuni | United States of America |
étiquette | اتیکت | etiket | price sticker |
eucalyptus | اکالیپتوس | okāliptus | eucalyptus |
fabrique | فابریک | fābrik | authentic |
facture | فاکتور | fāktor | invoice |
famille | فامیل | fāmil | family |
fantaisie | فانتزی | fāntezi | fancy |
fauteuil | فوتوی | fotoy | armchair |
fer (à friser) | فر | fer | curling iron |
février | فوريه | fevriye | February |
fiche | فیش | fish | slip, form |
flasque | فلاسک | felāsk | thermos |
flûte | فلوت | folut | flute |
forme | فرم | form | form |
formalité | فرمالیته | formālité | formality |
gabardine | گاباردین | gābārdin | gabardine |
galerie | گالرى | gāleri | gallery |
gamme | گام | gām | musical scale |
garage | گاراژ | gārāzh | garage |
garçon | گارسون | gārson | waiter |
garde | گارد | gārd | guard |
gaz | گاز | gāz | gas |
gaze | گاز | gāz | gauze |
gelée | ژله | zhelé | jello |
gendarme | ژاندارم | zhāndārm | police |
gendarmerie | ژاندارمرى | zhāndārmeri | Gendarmerie Gendarmerie A gendarmerie or gendarmery is a military force charged with police duties among civilian populations. Members of such a force are typically called "gendarmes". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary describes a gendarme as "a soldier who is employed on police duties" and a "gendarmery, -erie" as... |
gène | ژن | zhen | gene |
genre | ژانر | zhānr | genre |
georgette | ژرژت | zhorzhet | georgette fabric |
geste | ژست | zhest | gesture |
gigot | ژیگو | zhigo | leg of lamb |
gilet | ژیله | zhile | vest |
goitre | گواتر | guatr | goitre |
gravure | گراوور | grāvur | engraving |
grippe | گریپ | grip | influenza |
guichet | گیشه | gishé | ticket window |
haltère | هالتر | hāltér | dumbbell |
idéal | ایده آل | ideāl | ideal |
idée | ایده | ide | opinion |
impérialiste | امپرياليست | amperyālist | imperialist |
impérialisme | امپرياليسم | amperyālism | imperialism |
infarctus | آنفارکتوس | ānfārktus | infarction Infarction In medicine, infarction refers to tissue death that is caused by a local lack of oxygen due to obstruction of the tissue's blood supply. The resulting lesion is referred to as an infarct.-Causes:... |
jambon | ژامبون | zhāmbon | ham |
janvier | ژانويه | zhānviye | january |
Japon | ژاپن | zhāpon | Japan |
jaquette | ژاکت | zhāket | jacket |
jeton | ژتن | zheton | chip, token |
joker | ژوکر | zhoker | joker |
journal | ژورنال | zhurnāl | newspaper |
juin | ژوئن | zhu'an | june |
juillet | ژوئيه | zhu'iye | july |
jupe | ژوپ | zhup | skirt |
jupon | ژوپن | zhupon | half slip |
lancer | لانسه | lānsé | launch (as a new product) |
laque | لاک | lāk | nail polish |
le loup | لولو | lulu | monster |
licence | ليسانس | lisāns | bachelor's degree |
licencié | ليسانسيه | lisānsiye | graduate |
limonade | ليموناد | limunād | lemonade |
liqueur | ليكور | likor | liqueur |
liste | ليست | list | list |
loge | لژ | lozh | box seats |
luge | لوژ | luzh | luge |
lustre | لوستر | lustr | chandelier |
luxe | لوکس | luks | luxurious |
machine | ماشین | māshin | used to refer to car in Persian, French word means machine |
mai | مه | me | May |
maillot | مایو | māyo | bathing suit |
manche | مانش | mānsh | The English Channel |
mannequin | مانکن | mānkan | model |
manœuvre | مانور | mānovr | maneuver |
manteau | مانتو | mānto | coat |
mars | مارس | mārs | March |
médaille | مدال | medāl | medal |
Méditerranée | مديترانه | mediterāne | Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant... |
médiateur | مدياتور | medyātor | mediator |
merci | مرسی | mersi | thank you |
meuble | مبل | mobl | furniture( armchair or recliner ) |
milliard | میلیارد | milyārd | billion |
mine | مین | min | mine (weapon) |
minijupe | مینی ژوپ | minizhup | mini-skirt |
mise en scène | میزانسن | mizānsen | mise en scène Mise en scène Mise-en-scène is an expression used to describe the design aspects of a theatre or film production, which essentially means "visual theme" or "telling a story"—both in visually artful ways through storyboarding, cinematography and stage design, and in poetically artful ways through direction... |
mode | مد | mod | fashion |
moquette | موکت | moket | floor carpeting |
montage | مونتاژ | montāzh | assembly |
mosaïque | موزاییک | mozāik | mosaic |
moteur | موتور | motor | motor |
musée | موزه | muzé | museum |
musique | موزيك | muzik | music |
musical(e) | موزيكال | muzikāl | musical |
Norvège | نروژ | norvezh | Norway |
novembre | نوامبر | novāmbr | November |
nombre | نمره | nomré | number |
octobre | اکتبر | oktobr | October |
olympique | المپیک | olampik | olympic |
omelette | املت | omlet | omelette |
orchestre | ارکستر | orkestr | orchestra |
oreillons | اریون | oreyon | mumps |
orgue | ارگ | org | organ (musical instrument) |
ouvert | اُوٍرت | overt | open (door, window, book, etc.) also a big spender |
paletot | پالتو | pālto | overcoat |
pansement | پانسمان | pānsemān | dressing, bandage |
(nœud) papillon | پاپیون | pāpiyon | bow tie |
parasites | پارازیت | pārāzit | noise, static |
paravent | پاراوان | pārāvān | screen |
parc | پارک | pārk | park |
parenthèse | پرانتز | parāntéz | parenthesis |
parlement | پارلمان | pārlémān | parliament |
passage | پاساژ | pāsāzh | arcade |
pastille | پاستیل | pāstil | gum candies, colored pens |
patinage | پاتیناژ | pātināzh | figure skating |
pavillon | پاویون | pāviyon | pavilion |
pédale | پدال | pedāl | pedal |
pendule | پاندول | pāndul | pendulum |
pension | پانسیون | pānsion | boarding house |
permanganate | پرمنگنات | permangenāt | permanganate |
phase | فاز | fāz | phase |
physique | فیزیک | fizik | physics |
pince | پنس | pans | pincers |
pipe | پیپ | pip | smoking pipe |
piste | پیست | pist | track (race) |
piston | پیستون | piston | piston |
placard | پلاکارد | pelākārd | placard |
plaque | پلاک | pelāk | plaque |
plastique | پلاستیک | pelāstik | plastic |
point | پوئن | po'an | score, point |
pommade | پماد | pomād | ointment |
portefeuille | پورتفوی | portefoy | portfolio |
pose | پز | poz | pose |
poste | پست | post | postal service |
poudre | پودر | pudr | powder |
prise | پریز | priz | socket (electrical) |
processus | پروسه | porosé | process |
projet | پروژه | porozhé | plan |
purée | پوره | puré | puree |
punaise | پونز | punez | thumb tack |
radar | رادار | rādār | radar |
radiateur | رادیاتور | rādiātor | radiator |
référendum | رفراندوم | refrāndom | referendum |
refusé | رفوزه | rofuzé | failed (on a test) |
régime | رژیم | rezhim | diet, regime |
rendez-vous | رانده وو | rāndevu | rendezvous, date |
restaurant | رستوران | resturān | restaurant |
rimmel (trademark) | ریمل | rimel | mascara |
robe de chambre | رب دوشامبر | rob do shāmbr | nightgown |
rôle | رل | rol | role |
roman | رمان | romān | novel |
rouge (à lèvres) | روژ | rozh | lipstick |
ruban | روبان | rubān | ribbon |
sac | ساک | sāk | bag |
salon | سالن | sālon | lounge |
scandale | اسکاندال | eskāndāl | scandal |
scénario | سناریو | senārio | scenario, movie script |
scène | سن | sen | theater stage |
séchoir | سشوار | seshuār | hair dryer |
sénat | سنا | senā | senate |
septembre | سپتامبر | septāmbr | September |
série | سری | seri | series |
seringue | سرنگ | sorang | syringe |
sérum | سرم | serom | serum |
service | سرویس | servis | set |
Sibérie | سیبری | siberi | Siberia |
silice | سيليس | silis | silica (silicon dioxide) |
silo | سيلو | silu | silo, store-pit |
sionisme | صهیونیسم | sehyunism | zionism |
siphon | سیفن | sifon | flush (toilet) |
soupape | سوپاپ | supāp | valve |
soupe | سوپ | sup | soup |
soutien-gorge | سوتین | sutian | bra |
stage | استاژ | estāzh | training |
standard | استاندارد | estāndārd | standard |
sujet | سوژه | suzhé | topic |
symbole | سمبل | sambol | symbol |
syncope | سنکوپ | sankop | used to refer to heart attack in Persian, French word means blackout |
syndicat | سندیکا | sandicā | syndicate |
synthèse | سنتز | santez | synthesis (chemical) |
système | سیستم | sistem | system |
tableau | تابلو | tāblo | painting |
teinture | طنطور | tantur | tincture |
terreur | ترور | teror | assasinate |
théâtre | تئاتر | teātr | theater |
théorie | تئوری | teori | theory |
thèse | تز | tez | thesis |
thon | تن | ton | tuna |
timbre | تمبر | tambr | postage stamp |
tirage | تیراژ | tirāzh | newspaper circulation |
tiret | خط تیره | khate tire | hyphen |
toilette | توالت | tuālet | toilet |
tragédie | تراژدی | terāzhedi | tragedy |
transit | ترانزیت | terānzit | transit |
tulle | تور | tur | tulle, net |
tumeur | تومور | tumor | tumor |
tunnel | تونل | tunel | tunnel |
ultimatum | اولتیماتوم | oltimātom | ultimatum |
urgence | اورژانس | urzhāns | emergency |
vaccin | واکسن | vāksan | vaccine |
vagin | واژن | vāzhan | vagina |
vanille | وانیل | vānil | vanilla |
villa | ویلا | vilā | villa |
virage | ویراژ | virāzh | stunt act |
virgule | ویرگول | virgul | comma |
virus | ویروس | virus | virus |
vitamine | ویتامین | vitāmin | vitamin |
vitrine | ویترین | vitrin | display window |
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