If you're trying to learn Farsi Feminine you will find out that Farsi actually doesn't have a gender. So there is no masculine or feminine... But you still need to know how to deal with that fact. Below are some tips and examples. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Farsi. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
As we mentioned before, there is no Farsi gender which is good news (compared to other languages).
While in English it is known that feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. In Farsi, nouns are not masculine, feminine, they might be all considered "neutral".
Grammar Tips:
There are no genders in Farsi, no feminine and no masculine. This applies to adjectives as well as nouns.
Here are some examples:
| English Gender | Farsi Gender |
|---|---|
| Feminine | mones̱ - مونث |
| he is happy | āo khosheḥāl āset - او خوشحال است |
| she is happy | āo khosheḥāl āset - او خوشحال است |
| he is American | āo āmereyekāyey āset - او آمریکایی است |
| she is American | āo āmereyekāyey āset - او آمریکایی است |
| man | mered - مرد |
| woman | zen - زن |
| father | peder - پدر |
| mother | māder - مادر |
| brother | berāder - برادر |
| sister | khoāher - خواهر |
| uncle | dāyey / 'emo - دایی / عمو |
| aunt | 'emeh / khāleh - عمه / خاله |
| bull | kāo ner - گاو نر |
| cow | kāo - گاو |
| boy | peser - پسر |
| girl | dekheter - دختر |
As you can see from the example above, there is no structure of the Feminine in Farsi.
Below are examples of some vocabulary words that you can try to memorize to help you boost your vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Farsi Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | āsheyā' - اشیاء |
| bathroom | ḥemām - حمام |
| bed | beseter - بستر |
| bedroom | āṭāqu khoāb - اطاق خواب |
| ceiling | sequef - سقف |
| chair | ṣenedeley - صندلی |
| clothes | lebās - لباس |
| coat | ket - کت |
| cup | fenejān - فنجان |
| desk | meyez - میز |
| dress | lebās - لباس |
| floor | kef ātāqu / ṭebequeh - کف اتاق / طبقه |
| fork | chenekāl - چنگال |
| furniture | mebel - مبل |
| glass | sheyesheh - شیشه |
| hat | kelāh - کلاه |
| house | khāneh - خانه |
| ink | joher - جوهر |
| jacket | zhāket - ژاکت |
| kitchen | āshepezekhāneh - آشپزخانه |
| knife | chāquo - چاقو |
| lamp | lāmep - لامپ |
| letter | nāmeh - نامه |
| map | nequesheh - نقشه |
| newspaper | rozenāmeh - روزنامه |
| notebook | defeterecheh - دفترچه |
| pants | sheloār - شلوار |
| paper | kāgheẕ - کاغذ |
| pen | khodekār - خودکار |
| pencil | medād - مداد |
| pharmacy | dārokhāneh - داروخانه |
| picture | 'ekes - عکس |
| plate | beshequāb - بشقاب |
| refrigerator | yekhechāl - یخچال |
| restaurant | resetorān - رستوران |
| roof | bām - بام |
| room | ātāqu - اتاق |
| rug | quāleyecheh - قالیچه |
| scissors | queyechey - قیچی |
| shampoo | shāmepo - شامپو |
| shirt | peyerāhen - پیراهن |
| shoes | kefesh - کفش |
| soap | ṣābon - صابون |
| socks | jorāb - جوراب |
| spoon | quāshequ - قاشق |
| table | meyez - میز |
| toilet | toālet - توالت |
| toothbrush | mesoāk - مسواک |
| toothpaste | khemeyer denedān - خمیر دندان |
| towel | ḥoleh - حوله |
| umbrella | cheter - چتر |
| underwear | lebās zeyer - لباس زیر |
| wall | deyoār - دیوار |
| wallet | keyef pol - کیف پول |
| window | penejereh - پنجره |
| telephone | telefen - تلفن |
Feminine and Masculine are absent from Farsi, therefore they don't need very special attention. Once you're done with Farsi gender lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Farsi lessons here: Learn Farsi. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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