Persian Feminine

If you're trying to learn Persian Feminine you will find out that Persian 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 Persian. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

Persian Gender

As we mentioned before, there is no Persian 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 Persian, nouns are not masculine, feminine, they might be all considered "neutral".

Grammar Tips:
There are no genders in Persian, no feminine and no masculine. This applies to adjectives as well as nouns.


Here are some examples:

English GenderPersian Gender
Femininemones̱ - مونث
he is happyāo khosheḥāl āset - او خوشحال است
she is happyāo khosheḥāl āset - او خوشحال است
he is Americanāo āmereyekāyey āset - او آمریکایی است
she is Americanāo āmereyekāyey āset - او آمریکایی است
manmered - مرد
womanzen - زن
fatherpeder - پدر
mothermāder - مادر
brotherberāder - برادر
sisterkhoāher - خواهر
uncledāyey / 'emo - دایی / عمو
aunt'emeh / khāleh - عمه / خاله
bullkāo ner - گاو نر
cowkāo - گاو
boypeser - پسر
girldekheter - دختر

As you can see from the example above, there is no structure of the Feminine in Persian.

Gender in Persian

Below are examples of some vocabulary words that you can try to memorize to help you boost your vocabulary.

English VocabularyPersian Vocabulary
objectsāsheyā' - اشیاء
bathroomḥemām - حمام
bedbeseter - بستر
bedroomāṭāqu khoāb - اطاق خواب
ceilingsequef - سقف
chairṣenedeley - صندلی
clotheslebās - لباس
coatket - کت
cupfenejān - فنجان
deskmeyez - میز
dresslebās - لباس
floorkef ātāqu / ṭebequeh - کف اتاق / طبقه
forkchenekāl - چنگال
furnituremebel - مبل
glasssheyesheh - شیشه
hatkelāh - کلاه
housekhāneh - خانه
inkjoher - جوهر
jacketzhāket - ژاکت
kitchenāshepezekhāneh - آشپزخانه
knifechāquo - چاقو
lamplāmep - لامپ
letternāmeh - نامه
mapnequesheh - نقشه
newspaperrozenāmeh - روزنامه
notebookdefeterecheh - دفترچه
pantssheloār - شلوار
paperkāgheẕ - کاغذ
penkhodekār - خودکار
pencilmedād - مداد
pharmacydārokhāneh - داروخانه
picture'ekes - عکس
platebeshequāb - بشقاب
refrigeratoryekhechāl - یخچال
restaurantresetorān - رستوران
roofbām - بام
roomātāqu - اتاق
rugquāleyecheh - قالیچه
scissorsqueyechey - قیچی
shampooshāmepo - شامپو
shirtpeyerāhen - پیراهن
shoeskefesh - کفش
soapṣābon - صابون
socksjorāb - جوراب
spoonquāshequ - قاشق
tablemeyez - میز
toilettoālet - توالت
toothbrushmesoāk - مسواک
toothpastekhemeyer denedān - خمیر دندان
towelḥoleh - حوله
umbrellacheter - چتر
underwearlebās zeyer - لباس زیر
walldeyoār - دیوار
walletkeyef pol - کیف پول
windowpenejereh - پنجره
telephonetelefen - تلفن

Feminine and Masculine are absent from Persian, therefore they don't need very special attention. Once you're done with Persian gender lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Persian lessons here: Learn Persian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

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