Shanbeh

Shanbeh (Persian: شنبه) is the name of the first day of the week in the Solar Hejri calendar, mainly used in Iran. It is equivalent to Saturday in the Gregorian Calendar.

The name of the rest of the days of the week are: Yek-shanbeh = Sunday (یکشنبه); Do-shanbeh = Monday (دوشنبه); Se-shanbeh = Tuesday (سه‌شنبه); Chahar-shanbeh = Wednesday (چهارشنبه); Panj-shanbeh = Thursday (پنج‌شنبه); Adineh = Friday (آدینه). (Note: Yek = One; Do = Two; Se = Three; Chahar = Four; Panj = Five) (Note: Jom'eh also means Friday.)

NamePersianEquivalentAlso
ShanbehشنبهSaturday
Yek-shanbehیکشنبهSunday
Do-shanbehدوشنبهMonday
Se-shanbehسه‌شنبهTuesday
Chahar-shanbehچهارشنبهWednesday
Panj-shanbehپنج‌شنبهThursday
AdinehآدینهFridayجمعه = Jom'eh

The modern Turkish names of Wednesday and Thursday, çarşamba and perşembe, are derived from the shanbeh system.

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