English words from Iranian Persian
- Iranirelative to Iran and its people
- AvestaAvestan language.
- ZagrosA mountain range in Iran.
- ishanTitle of Sufi leaders in Central Asia.
- SemnanA city in Iran, the seat of Semnan County's Central District and the capital of Semnan Province.
- GhassemiA surname from Persian
- mirza ghasemiA Persian dish made from fried aubergine (eggplant), egg, garlic, and tomato
- sekanjabinAn Iranian syrup (or the drink made by diluting it) producing by boiling water, dissolving sugar in it, and adding vinegar; the drink is often spiced with mint.
- taarofThe intricate Persian system of etiquette and good manners, emphasising extreme deference, humility, and respect, especially in politely declining to do something (quote a price on something one is selling, eat more food, etc) so that another person can talk one into it.
- tahdigThe crispy layer of rice (and sometimes lavash bread, thinly sliced potatoes, egg or another ingredient) taken from the bottom of the pot in which the rice (chelow or pilaf) is cooked in cuisine of Western Asia.
- To'aA martial art developed from Shaolin kung fu in the 1960s in Iran.
- torshiA mixture of pickled vegetables used in the cuisine of the Balkans and Middle East
- Zarjeh BostanA village in the Kuhpayeh-e Gharbi Rural District, Central District, Abyek County, Qazvin Province, Iran.
- zurkhanehA traditional Iranian gymnasium where varzash-e bastani ("the ancient sports") is practiced