زر نزن (Zar nazan)

/zær næˈzæn/exclamation

What does زر نزن (Zar nazan) mean? زر نزن (Zar nazan) is a Dari moderate that translates to “shut it / stop yapping / quit your bullshit” in English.

don't talk / don't babble

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"shut it / stop yapping / quit your bullshit"

'Zar zadan' means to talk incessantly, to babble, to prattle on without saying anything of substance. 'Zar nazan' is the command to stop doing it. It's dismissive — it says not just 'be quiet' but 'nothing you're saying is worth hearing.'

زر نزن بچه، تو چه میفامی. (Zar nazan bacha, to che mefami. - Stop babbling kid, what do you know.) — Dismissing someone younger or less experienced.