جیش
jiš
The English word 'pee' translates to Persian as جیش (jiš).
The word is used to mean 'urinate'.
Meaning: urinate (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as [jiš].
Did you know?
- The sound of the word جیش is an example of an onomatopoeic tendency in several Turkic and Iranian dialects to mimic the sound of flowing liquid.
- The word جیش is actually a loanword from Turkic languages, rather than originating from the native Indo-European root of Persian.
- Adults in formal Persian settings avoid جیش entirely and instead use a polite euphemism involving the phrase دستشویی رفتن, which literally means 'going to the bathroom'.
Examples in context
- باید برم جیش کنم.bayad beram jish konam.I need to go pee.
- بچه داره جیش میکنه.bacche dare jish mikone.The baby is peeing.
Example conversation
Ali and Niloufar are at a park with a toddler.
- علی Aliنیلوفر، فکر کنم بچه میخواد جیش کنه.Niloufar, fekr konam bache mikhad jish kone.Niloufar, I think the baby needs to pee.
- نیلوفر Niloufarبله، همین الان ببریمش دستشویی.Bale, hamin alan bebarimesh dastshouyi.Yes, I will take him to the bathroom right now.
- علی Aliسریع برو تا جیش نکنه.Sari برو ta jish nakone.Go quickly so he doesn't pee.
- نیلوفر Niloufarخیالت راحت، میرسیم.Khialet rahat, miresim.Don't worry, we will make it.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry جیش, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries جیش, CC BY-SA 4.0.
