No. 533 in Persian
اسفند
"اسفند" (Esfand) is the twelfth and final month in the Solar Hijri calendar, or wild rue (harmala plant) in Persian.
In a sentence
اسفند آخرین ماه سال ایرانی است.
Esfand is the last month in the Iranian calendar.
In this sentence, 'اسفند' refers to a specific month in the Iranian calendar.
ایرانیها از دود کردن اسفند برای دور کردن چشم زخم استفاده میکنند.
Iranians use burning Esfand to avert the evil eye.
Here, 'اسفند' describes a plant (Rue seed) used in cultural rituals.
اسفند خریدیم تا خانه را عطرآگین کنیم.
We bought Esfand to scent the house.
In this context, 'اسفند' refers to the aromatic seeds of the Rue plant utilized for scenting.
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