Persian does not have grammatical gender. Please refer to the page about the gender of nouns to learn how masculine and feminine nouns are indicated in Persian.
| Persian | English |
|---|---|
| آتشنشان âtašnešân | fireman |
| استاد ostâd | professor (university) |
| آشپز âšpaz | cook |
| آموزگار âmuzegâr | teacher (elementary school) |
| بازیگر bâzigar | actor, actress |
| بسکتبالیست basketbâlist | basketball player |
| بقال baǧǧâl | grocer |
| پرستار parastâr | nurse |
| پزشک pezešk | physician |
| پستچی postči | mailman |
| پلیس polis | police officer |
| تعمیرکار taømirkâr | repairman |
| چشمپزشک češmpezešk | ophthalmologist |
| خواننده xwânande | singer |
| خیّاط xayyât | tailor |
| دانشآموز dânešâmuz | student (high school and earlier) |
| دانشجو dânešju | student (university) |
| دانشمند dânešmand | scientist |
| دبیر dabir | teacher (high school) |
| دکتر doktor | doctor |
| دندانپزشک dandânpezešk | dentist |
| دوچرخهسوار dočarxesavâr | cyclist |
| راننده rânande | driver |
| رقّاص raǧǧâs | dancer |
| روزنامهنگار ruznâmenegâr | journalist |
| سرآشپز sarâšpaz | chef |
| سرباز sarbâz | soldier |
| سردبیر sardabir | editor |
| سیگارفروش sigârforuš | tobacconist |
| شناگر šenâgar | swimmer |
| شیرفروش širforuš | milkman |
| فوتبالیست futbâlist | soccer player |
| قاضی ǧâzi | judge |
| قصاب ǧassâb | butcher |
| کارآموز kârâmuz | apprentice |
| کارفرما kârfarmâ | employer |
| کارگر kârgar | worker |
| کارمند kârmand | employee |
| کتابفروش ketâbforuš | bookseller |
| کشاورز kešâvarz | farmer |
| کفاش kaffâš | shoe repairer |
| لولهکش lulekeš | plumber |
| ماهیفروش mâhiforuš | fish vendor, fishmonger |
| مدیر modir | manager |
| معلّم moallem | teacher |
| مکانیک mekânik | mechanic |
| منشی monši | secretary |
| مهندس mohandes | engineer |
| نانوا nânvâ | baker |
| نجّار najjâr | carpenter |
| نقّاش naǧǧâš | painter |
| نویسنده nevisande | writer |
| هنرپیشه honarpiše | actor, actress |
| هنرمند honarmand | artist |
| وکیل vakil | lawyer |