Wordlist

Parts of the body

English Bakhtiari
hand دَست dast
left چَپ chap
right راست raast
leg/foot پا paa
skin پوست poost
back پُشت posht
belly/stomach کُم/ اِشکَم kom/ eshkam
bone اُستُخُوْ ostokhown
intestines رودِه roodeh
liver جیَر  jiar
lungs ریِه  rieh
breast سینِه  sineh
shoulder شُوْ shown
blood حین  hin
head سَر  sar
neck گَردِن garden
hair (head/body) می/ مِل mel / mi
nose نُفت  noft
mouth دُهُوْ dohown
tooth دِندُوْ dendown
tongue زُوْ zown
eye تی ti
ear گوش goosh

Family terms

English Bakhtiari
person/human being  آدُم aadom
man / male  پیا piaa
woman / female  زِینِه zayneh
child  بَچِّه bacheh
husband  مِهرِه mayreh
wife  زِینِه zayneh
mother  دا daa
father  بَوو bavoo
name  نُم nom

Everyday objects

English Bakhtiari
road / path  رَه  rah
house  مَنزِل manzel
roof/thatch  توو too
rope  بَنْد band
needle  سیزِن sizen
stich وَصلِه vasleh

Animals

English Bakhtiari
animal  حِیوُوْ  hayvown
dog  سَیْ  sai
bird  پَرَندِه parandeh
egg  تُخمِ مُرغ  tokhm e morgh
feather  پَر  par
wing  بال  baal
rat  موش  moosh
meat/flesh  گوشت  goosht
tail  دُم  dom
snake  مار  maar
worm/earth worm  کِرم / کِرمِ خاکی  kerm
louse  شِش  shesh
mosquito  پَشِه  pasheh
spider  عَنکَووت  ankavoot
fish  ماهی  mahi

Natural objects and phenomena

English Bakhtiari
tree  دِرَخت  derakht
branch  شاخِه  shaakheh
leaf  بَلگ  balg
root  ریشِه  risheh
flower  گُل  gol
fruit  میوِه  meeveh
grass  عَلَف  alaf
earth/soil زِمین / حاک  hawk / zemin
stone  سَنگ  sang
sand  شِن  shen
water  اَوْ  aw
sea  دِریا  derya
salt  نِوِک  nevek
woods/forest/jungle  چوو / کَودِه  kawdeh / choo
sky  آسِمُوْ  aasemown
sun  اَفتَو  aftaw
moon  مَه  mah
star  آستارِه  aastaareh
cloud  اَوْر  awr
rain  بارُو  baarown
thunder
lightning  تَشِ بَرق  tash e bargh
wind  باد  baad
fire  تَش  tash
smoke  دی  di
night  شَوْ  shaw
day  رو  roo

Numbers

English Bakhtiari
one  یَک  yak
two  دو  do
three  سِه  seh
four  چار  chaar
five  پَی  pay
six  شیش  shish
seven  هَفت  haft
eight  هَشت  hasht
nine  نُه  noh
ten  دَه  dah
zero  صِرف  serf

Verbs of the body

English Bakhtiari
to drink  نوشیدِن  nooshiden
to spit  تُف کِردِن  tof kerden
to eat  خَردِن  kharden
to chew  هاییدِن  hayeeden
to breathe  نَفَس کِشیدِن nafas keshiden
to smell  بو کِشیدِن  boo keshiden
to laugh  حَندِستِن  handesten
to cry/to weep  گِرِوِستِن  gerevesten
to vomit/to throw up  بالا اَوُردِن  baalaa avorden
to bite  گَم زِیْدِن  gam zayden
to hear  اَشنیدِن  ashniden
to see  دیدِن  deeden
to yawn
to sleep  خَوْسیدِن  khawsiden

Verbs of action

English Bakhtiari
to walk  رَه رَدِن  rah rahden
to swim  شِنَوْ کِردِن  shenaw kerden
to know/to be knowledgeable  دُوِستِن  dowesten
to think  فِرگ کِردِن  ferg kerden
to fear  تَرسِستِن  tarsesten
to say  گُدِن gohden
to cook  پُهدِن  pohden
to sit  نِشَستِن  neshasten
to stand  واستادِن  vaastaaden
to lie down  دِراز کِشیدِن  deraaz keshiden
to climb  بالاَ رَهدِن  baalaa rahden
to tie up/to fasten  بَستِن  basten
to sew  دُهدِن  dohden
to hunt  شِکار کِردِن  shekaar kerden
to shoot  تیر وَندِن  tir vanden
to stab/to pierce  سیلا کِردِن  silas kerden
to hit  زِیدِن  zayden
to kill  کُشتِن  koshten
to die/to be dead  مُردِن  morden
to live/to be alive  زِندِه مَندِن  zendeh manden
to scratch  خَراش وَندِن  kharaash vanden
to cut/to hack  بُریدِن  boriden
to work  کار کِردِن  kaar kerden
to plant  کاشتِن  kaashten
to choose  یَکی بِگِر کِردِن  yaki beer kerden
to grow  گَپ کِردِن  gap kerden
to squeeze  فِشار دادِن  feshaar daaden
to hold  وا داشتِن vaa daashten
to dig  کَندِن  kanden
to open  واز کِردِن  vaaz kerden
to throw  وَندِن  vanden

Adjectives

English Bakhtiari
dirty  کِثیف  keseef
clean  تَمییز  tameez
sharp  تیز  teez
dull  عروسَک  aroosak
warm  گَرم  garm
cold  سَرد  sard
small  کوچیر  koocheer
big  گَپ  gap
short  کوتاه  kootaah
long  دِراز  deraaz
thin  نازُک  nazook
thick  کُلُفت  koloft
narrow  باریک  baareek
wide  پَهن  pahn
black  سیاه  siaah
white  اِسبید  esbeed
red  سُهر  sohr
yellow  زَرد  zard
green  سَوز  sawz
painful/sick  دَرد دار / مَریض  mareez / dard daar
old (object)  پیر  pir
new  نُو  no
good  خووْ  khoov
bad  بَد  bad
correct/true  دُرُست / راست  raast / dorost

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