بخاری
bokhari
The English word for heater in Persian is بخاری (bokhari).
This includes electric space heaters, gas heaters and traditional wood-burning stoves.
Meaning: device that produces and radiates heat (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word بخاری (bokhari) is derived from an Arabic-origin root related to steam or boiling, though in modern Persian it is the standard term for a heating device.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the noun is بخاریها (bokhari-ha).
How do you pronounce it?
bokhari
Did you know?
- Depending on the historical root, the term بخاری could be interpreted as something belonging to the city of 'Bukhara'.
- Beyond its function, the بخاری is the social center of an Iranian home in winter, where people sit on the floor to drink tea and socialize.
- Persian uses the same root for بخاری as it does for the word 'vapor'. This reflects an ancient conceptualization of heat as something that radiates or rises like a mist.
Examples in context
- لطفاً گرمکن را روشن کنید.Please turn on the heater.
- میتوانید یک گرمکن جدید بخرید.You can buy a new heater.
- بخاری را خاموش کن.bokhari ra khamosh kon.Turn off the heater.
Example conversation
Ali and Maryam are in a cold living room.
- علی Aliاینجا خیلی سرد است.inja kheyli sard ast.It is very cold in here.
- مریم Maryamبله، بخاری را روشن میکنم.bale, bokhari ra roshan mikonam.Yes, I will turn on the heater.
- علی Aliممنون مریم، هوا سرد شده.mamnoon Maryam, hava sard shode.Thanks Maryam, the weather has become cold.
- مریم Maryamحالا گرمتر میشود.hala garm-tar mishavad.Now it will get warmer.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بخاری, CC BY-SA 4.0.
