Signs

1. ورودی

   Vorudi

   Entrance

   Usage

   Displayed at the entrance of buildings, stations, and facilities; signs reading just vorud (entry) mean the same

2. خروجی

   Khoruji

   Exit

   Usage

   Displayed at exits of buildings and stations; the same word marks motorway exits

3. خروج اضطراری

   Khoruj-e ezterāri

   Emergency Exit

   Usage

   Emergency exit sign shown with a green pictogram, common in hotels, the metro, and airports

4. باز

   Bāz

   Open (door sign)

   Usage

   The word on a shop door's OPEN flip sign — in Persian this single word covers both "open" and "open for business"

5. بسته

   Baste

   Closed (door sign)

   Usage

   The word on a shop door's CLOSED flip sign; the same spelling also means "parcel", but on a door it means closed

6. باز است

   Bāz ast

   Open Now

   Usage

   Persian has no separate "open for business" placard — doors just say bāz; this fuller form appears on notices and map apps to state a place is open right now

7. تعطیل موقت

   Ta'til-e movaqqat

   Temporarily Closed

   Usage

   Hung during a midday break, a prayer pause, or before opening; a bare ta'til sign means closed for the day, as on Fridays and public holidays

8. آقایان

   Āqāyān

   Men

   Usage

   Marks the men's entrance to restrooms and prayer rooms; shop sections and metro cars use mardāne instead

9. بانوان

   Bānovān

   Women

   Usage

   Marks women's restrooms, prayer rooms, and the women-only metro cars; shop sections use zanāne

10. ورود ممنوع

    Vorud mamnu'

    No Entry

    Usage

    Posted on restricted doors, areas, and one-way roads; any sign ending in mamnu' states a prohibition

11. استعمال دخانیات ممنوع

    Este'māl-e dokhāniyāt mamnu'

    No Smoking

    Usage

    The official no-smoking wording indoors, in restaurants, and on transport; the plainer sigār keshidan mamnu' also appears

12. محل استعمال دخانیات

    Mahall-e este'māl-e dokhāniyāt

    Smoking Area

    Usage

    Marks a designated smoking area; these are rare in Iran and mostly limited to airports and some hotels

13. راه‌پله

    Rāhpelle

    Stairs

    Usage

    Directional sign pointing to the stairwell; pelle-ye barqi is an escalator and āsānsor a lift

14. فشار دهید

    Feshār dahid

    Push

    Usage

    The push sign on a door; some doors read hol dahid instead

15. بکشید

    Bekeshid

    Pull

    Usage

    The pull sign on a door; the verb keshidan also means to smoke or to draw, but on a door it always means pull

16. در دست تعمیر

    Dar dast-e ta'mir

    Under Construction

    Usage

    Posted on passages and facilities under repair; new building sites read dar dast-e ehdās and roadworks barriers amaliyāt-e omrāni

17. خراب است

    Kharāb ast

    Out of Order

    Usage

    The usual wording on handwritten notes taped to broken lifts, ATMs, vending machines, and toilet stalls; official signage says khārej az servis

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