Basic Math
   

Here are some basic words and constructions used in mathematics:

plus be alāve-ye [tag resources basicmath_01] (به علاوه (ی[/tag]
one plus two yek, bé alāve-ye dó [tag resources basicmath_02]۱ + ۲[/tag]
and be ezāfe-ye [tag resources basicmath_03] (به اضافه (ی [/tag]
one and two yek, bé ezāfe-ye dó [tag resources basicmath_04]۱ + ۲[/tag]
plus sign + alāmat-e ezāfe [tag resources basicmath_05] علامت جمع[/tag][tag resources basicmath_06]یا علامت اضافه [/tag]
alāmat-e jam’
[tag resources basicmath_07]به علاوه[/tag]
be alāve
sign alāmat [tag resources basicmath_08]علامت[/tag]
equals mosāvist bā [tag resources basicmath_09]مساوی است با[/tag]
It is equal to… mosāvi ast bā… [tag resources basicmath_10]( برابر است با (برابر [/tag]‘equal’
one plus two equals three barābar ast bā
yek, bé alāve-ye
(be ezāfe-ye)
dó, mosāvist bā
(barābar ast bā)
sé. Also, yek, bé alāve-ye
(be ezāfe-ye)
dó, mi šavad sé
(literally, ‘it becomes three’)		 [tag resources basicmath_11]۱ + ۲ = ۳[/tag]

Multiplied by:

[tag resources basicmath_12]ضرب در[/tag]
zarb dar
[tag resources basicmath_13]۲ × ۲ = ۴[/tag]
dó, zarb dar dó, mosāvist bā cahār

“×”
[tag resources basicmath_14]علامت ضربدر[/tag]
alāmat-e zarbdar

Divided by:

[tag resources basicmath_15]تقسیم بر[/tag]
taqsim bar
[tag resources basicmath_16]۴ ÷ ۲ = ۲[/tag]
cahār, taqsim bar dó, mosāvist bā dó
Also, cahār, taqsim bar dó, mišavad dó.

Minus:

[tag resources basicmath_17] (منها(ی [/tag]
menhā-ye
[tag resources basicmath_18]۳ – ۱ = ۲[/tag]
sé, menhā-ye yek, mosāvist bā
(or sé, menhā-ye yek, mi šavad)
dó

“–”
[tag resources basicmath_19]علامت منها[/tag]
alāmat-e menhā
subtraction sign

Math Related Verbs and Subjects:

[tag resources basicmath_20]تفریق[/tag]
tafriq
‘Subtraction’
[tag resources basicmath_21]تقسیم[/tag]
taqsim
‘Division’
[tag resources basicmath_22]جمع زدن[/tag]
jam’ zadan
‘to add’

[tag resources basicmath_23]تقسیم کردن[/tag]
taqsim kardan
‘to divide’

[tag resources basicmath_24]ضرب کردن [/tag]
zarb kardan
‘to multiply’

[tag resources basicmath_25]کم کردن[/tag]
kam kardan
‘to subtract’

Consider the following phrase:

[tag resources basicmath_26]سه به علاوه ی چهار٬ می شود هفت[/tag]
sé be alāve-ye cahār, mi šavad haft
‘three plus four equals seven’
(literally, “…becomes even”)
‘(it) becomes’ = می شود