Persian word of the week
expediency, or interest or benefit, often used in contexts of political national interest: maslehat مصلحت
Past W.O.T.W.:
lest, or an interjection meaning essentially “God forbid”: mabada مبادا
whirlwind, chaos: gholghole غلغله
story: daastaan داستان
report: gozaaresh گزارش
throughout, all over: saraasar سراسر
dialogue: goftogoo گفت و گو
curious: konjkaav کنجکاو (literally, “one who looks around corners”)
[Note: This word and ones like it are the reason I love Persian so much. So much meaning and literalism packed into two short syllables.]
