English words from Classical Persian
- IranA country in West Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.
- HinduOf, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.
- TajikistanA country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Tajikistan. Capital: Dushanbe.
- TehranThe capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.
- ZanzibarAn island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.
- gulAny medallionlike design on a Central or West Asian rug.
- pashminaA Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir.
- TajikA member of the Persian-speaking people living mainly in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
- tandooriCooked in a tandoor.
- bahadurA warrior, especially a Turko-Mongol.
- KurdA member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who speak Kurdish and mainly inhabit those parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria sometimes known as Kurdistan.
- tikkaA marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor.
- IsfahanA city in Iran, the seat of Isfahan County's Central District and the capital of Isfahan Province, the third largest city of Iran; the former capital of Iran, from 1598–1736.
- begumTo daub or cover with gum.
- BenazirA transliteration of the Urdu female given name بینَظِیر (benazīr).
- nazirThe custodian of a waqf, or Islamic endowment.
- yaarA friend, pal, or buddy.
- tandoorA cylindrical clay oven used in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent to make flat bread or to cook meat.
- AhrimanThe hypostasis of chaos, destruction, and evil.
- HazaraA region in the cis-Indus area of North Pakistan.
- AurangzebMuhyi'd-Din Muhammad (1618–1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years.
- navedHaving a (specified kind or number of) nave.
- NargisA female given name from Persian, meaning “daffodil”.
- goshaA corner-plot of land in India.
- Ahle KitabPeople of the Book
- chilgozaA pine of the species Pinus gerardiana, native to the northwestern Himalayas.
- DonboliA Kurdish tribe attested since the 10th century in various parts of Kurdistan.
- Hindu KushA mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- Kitáb-i-AqdasThe central holy book in the Baháʼí Faith, literally "The Most Holy Book"
- Kitáb-i-ÍqánA religious text in the Baháʼí Faith, literally "Book of Certitude"
- LorestanA province of Iran, mostly inhabited by the Lur people
- mancheelA covered hammock litter developed in southwest India.
- murghchicken
- Naogaon DistrictOne of the eight districts in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh.
- PahlavismAn Iranian nationalist ideology centered on the rule and legacy of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979).
- PahlavistAn expert in Pahlavi.
- Pirojpur DistrictOne of the six districts in the Barisal Division of Bangladesh.
- qanatAn underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley
- QanungoA surname.
- QuhistanA region of medieval Persia, essentially the southern part of Khurasan.
- QumisA small province of ancient and medieval Persia, separating Ray, Hyrcania, and Khurasan.
- Sherpur DistrictOne of the four districts in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh.
- simurghA gigantic winged benevolent creature.
- sipahsalarA title given to commanders-in-chief and general officers in the armies of many states of the medieval Islamic world.
- Siqatul IslamA title below ayatollah, one who has explicitly been trusted to narrate fatwas.
- sowarA soldier on horseback, especially one during the British Raj.
- sumbalThe plant muskroot.
- surpooseA cover, as of a basin, dish, hookah bowl, etc.