List of French words of Persian origin
Words of French origin in the Persian language:
| French | Persian | English |
|---|---|---|
| abat-jour | ābājoor | lampshade |
| abonnement | ābonémān | subscription |
| acide | asid | acid |
| acteur | āktor | actor |
| adjudant | ājoodān | warrant officer |
| agence | āzhans | agency |
| alliage | āliāzh | alloy |
| ambulance | āmbulāns | ambulance |
| ampoule | āmpool | used to refer to syringe in Persian, French word means bulb |
| ananas | ānānās | pineapple |
| anormal | ānormāl | abnormal |
| antenne | ānten | antenna |
| appliqué | āpliké | applique |
| ascenseur | āsānsor | elevator |
| autobus | otobus | bus |
| automobile | otomobil | car |
| Austriche | ostrish | Austria |
| avantage | āvāntāzh | advantage |
| bal masqué | bāl maské | masquerade ball |
| banque | bānk | bank |
| bâton | bāton | stick |
| benzine | benzin | gasoline |
| béton armé | bétonārmé | reinforced concrete |
| bifteck | biftek | steak |
| bigoudi | bigoodi | hair curler |
| billet | billit | ticket |
| blouse | boolooz | shirt |
| bombe | bomb | bomb |
| boulevard | boolevār | boulevard |
| bourse | burs | grant |
| bottine | pootin | boot |
| boxeur | boksor | boxer |
| boycottage | bāikot | boycott |
| brancard | brānkār | stretcher |
| bronzé | bronzé | tanned |
| budget | boojé | budget |
| cabaret | kābāré | cabaret |
| cacao | kākāoo | cocoa |
| cadeau | kādo | gift |
| cadre | kādr | staff |
| café | kāfé | coffeeshop |
| candidat | kāndidā | candidate |
| caoutchouc | kāoochoo | rubber |
| capot | kāpoot | car hood |
| capsule | kāpsul | capsule |
| carte postal | kārt postāl | post card |
| chantage | shāntāzh | blackmail |
| charlatan | shārlātān | charlatan |
| chauffage | shofāzh | heater |
| cheminée | shominé | chimney |
| chic | shik | chic |
| chimie | shimi | chemistry |
| chocolat | shokolāt | chocolate |
| cigar | sigār | cigar |
| cinéma | sinemā | cinema |
| classe | klās | class |
| classeur | klāsor | ring binder |
| classique | klāsik | classical |
| cliché | klishé | cliché |
| clinique | klinik | clinic |
| collection | koleksion | collection |
| comédie | komédi | comedy |
| comité | komité | committee |
| commissaire | komiser | superintendent |
| commode | komod | chest of drawers |
| compagnie | kompāni | company |
| compresse | kompres | compress |
| compteur | kontor | (electric) meter |
| conserve | konserve | canned food |
| consul | ghonsuli | consul |
| contrat | kontrāt | contract |
| corset | korset | corset |
| courant d'air | koorān der | draft |
| cravate | krāvāt | tie |
| crème | krem | cream |
| curetage | koortāzh | used to refer to abortion in Persian, French word means curettage |
| cylindre | silandre | cylinder |
| déclamer | déklamé | to recite |
| decolleté | dékolté | low-cut |
| décoration | dékorāsion | decoration |
| démodé | démodé | out of style |
| dentelle | dāntel | lace |
| dessert | deser | dessert |
| dictature | diktātori | dictator |
| diplome | diplom | diploma |
| discipline | disiplin | discipline |
| docteur | doktor | doctor |
| douche | doosh | shower |
| eau de cologne | odu culon | cologne |
| économie | ekonomi | economy |
| élastique | lāstiki | elastic |
| entr'acte | antrākt | intermission |
| flasque | flāsk | flask |
| galerie | gāleri | gallery |
| gelée | zhelé | jelly |
| geste | zhest | gesture |
| guichet | gishé | ticket window |
| joker | joker | joker |
| laque | lāk | nail polish |
| luxe | luks | luxurious |
| machine | māshin | used to refer to car in Persian, French word means machine |
| maillot | māyo | bathing suit |
| manteau | mānto | coat |
| médaille | medāl | medal |
| merci | mersi | thank you |
| meuble | mobl | furniture |
| milliard | milyārd | billion |
| mode | mod | fashion |
| moquette | moket | rug |
| mosaïque | mozāeek | mosaic |
| musée | musé | museum |
| olympique | olampeek | Oylimpic |
| papillon | pāpiyon | used to refer to bow tie in Persian, French word means butterfly |
| parlement | pārlémān | parliament |
| physique | fizik | physics |
| plastique | plāstik | plastic |
| poudre | poodr | powder |
| prise | priz | socket |
| punaise | poonez | thumb tack |
| refuser | rofuzé | failed |
| régime | regime | diet |
| rimmel (trademark) | rimel | mascara |
| robe de chambre | rob de shāmbr | nightgown |
| rouge (à lèvres) | roozh | used to refer to cheek blush in Persian, French word means lipstick |
| sac | sāk | bag |
| scandale | skāndāl | scandal |
| séchoir | seshooār | dryer |
| sénat | senā | senate |
| seringue | sorang | syringe |
| siphon | sifon | syphon |
| soupe | soop | soup |
| soutien-gorge | sootian | bra |
| sujet | soozhé | topic |
| symbole | sambol | symbol |
| syncope | sankop | used to refer to heart attack in Persian, French word means blackout |
| système | sistem | system |
| tableau | tāblo | painting |
| thèse | tez | thesis |
| timbre | tambr | postage stamp |
| toilette | tooālet | toilet |
| vaccin | vāksan | vaccine |
| virage | virāzh | bend |
| virgule | virgul | comma |
See also
References
- Petit Larousse in Persian, edited by Hedayat Alah Ghatan, 1967.
- Collins French English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2005.