No. 138 in Persian
پلیس
"پلیس" means "police" in English.
In a sentence
پلیس به آرامی با راننده مشکوک صحبت کرد.
The police officer calmly talked to the suspicious driver.
In this sentence, 'پلیس' refers to a police officer as an individual carrying out their duty.
من به دفتر پلیس محلی مراجعه کردم.
I went to the local police office.
Here, 'پلیس' represents the concept of the police station or police department.
پلیسهای شهر در حال گشت در خیابان اصلی بودند.
The city's police officers were patrolling the main street.
In this usage, 'پلیس' indicates a group of police officers collectively.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “پلیس” in actual Persian podcasts.
Find “پلیس” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Persian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Persian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).