Word origins

• farsangA Persian measure of distance, equivalent to about four miles.
• FarvardinThe first solar month of the Persian calendar.
• fatheThe diacritical mark ـَ (-a) used in the Persian script to denote the short vowel sound a, analogically to Arabic fatha.
• fesenjanA meat stew flavored with pomegranate and walnut.
• FirouziA surname from Persian.
• FordowA village in Fordow district, Kahak, Qom Province, Iran.
• ForooharA surname from Persian.
• gazangabintamarisk manna
• GhaffariA surname from Persian.
• gheimehAn Iranian stew dish made from meat and split peas.
• ghormeh sabziAn Iranian herb stew.
• guzzyAny member of the genus Guzmania, of tufted airplants.
• HajtamiriA surname from Farsi
• HakimianA surname from Persian.
• HardaniA surname from Persian.
• HatamiA surname from Persian.
• hojatoleslamA middle-ranking Islamic cleric.
• HormozganA province of southern Iran, consisting of numerous islands in the Persian Gulf
• IranzaminSynonym of Iranosphere.
• IstakhrA major ancient and medieval city in Persia, located near Persepolis in modern Iran.
• IzehA city in Iran.
• JahanbakhshA surname from Persian.
• JahangirnagarThe Mughal name (1608–1765) of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.
• JannatabadGaur, an ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India, after falling to the Sena regime.
• jezailAn Afghan matchlock or flintlock musket fired from a forked rest.
• jilaudarA servant who leads a horse.
• JowzjanA province of Afghanistan.
• kadkhodaIn and around Iran, the leader or head of a village.
• kamanchehA long-necked stringed instrument (a spike fiddle) with a bowl-shaped body, traditionally featuring three silk strings but now more often four metal ones, played with a bow, common among the peoples of the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Near East.
• KapisaA province of Afghanistan.
• karezA qanat, in parts of central southern Asia.
• KarkhehA river in Khūzestān Province, southwest Iran.
• kasreThe diacritical mark ـِ (-e) used in the Persian script to denote the short vowel sound e, analogically to Arabic kasra.
• kenarehA smaller Persian rug serving as a side or end runner for a larger rug.
• KhalifatabadThe former name of Bagerhat, a city in Bangladesh.
• KhalilzadehA surname from Persian.
• KhandudA village in and the capital of Wakhan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan.
• KhargAn island of Iran, in the northern Persian Gulf, near Kuwait and Iraq. A continental island that serves as the main oil terminal of Iran.
• khatamA Persian style of marquetry.
• khatunA lady or wife in certain Central Asian communities.
• kheeracucumber
• KhordadThe third solar month of the Persian calendar.
• khoresh karafsA sour Iranian stew with celery.
• KhorramabadA city in Iran, the seat of Khorramabad County's Central District and the capital of Lorestan Province.
• KhorramshahrA port city in Khuzestan Province, located in southwestern Iran.
• KhosraviA village in Iran.
• kishmishA small seedless raisin originally imported from Persia.
• kotletA type of Polish meat patty.
• laghmanA Central Asian dish of pulled noodles, meat and vegetables.
• LankaranA city (and district) in Azerbaijan.
• lenjA type of traditional fishing boat, typically hand-built, used in the Persian Gulf.
• LowshanA city in Central District of Rudbar County, Gilan Province, in northern Iran.
• mahalleha primarily Jewish (esp. Iranian Jewish) neighborhood or part of a city
• MahsaA transliteration of the Persian female given name مهسا (mahsâ).
• Makransouthern coastal region of Balochistan
• MaraghehA city in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, north-west Iran.
• MarvdashtA county of Fars Province, shoutern Iran.
• marzbanA member of a class of margraves, warden of the marches, and by extension military commanders, in charge of border provinces of the Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD) and mostly Sasanian Empire (224–651 AD) of Iran
• MazhabiA member of a certain Sikh group who were formerly Hindus and are known for military service.
• meerbarA harbormaster.
• mehmandarAn official courier appointed to escort an important traveller in Persian-speaking countries and the Indian subcontinent.
• mehtarA ruler in certain princely states of the Northwest Frontier region.
• MinabA county of Hormozgan Province, southern Iran.
• mohurA Persian gold coin.
• mushruA satin fabric with cotton backing, often patterned.
• NahavandA city in Iran.
• NazilaA female given name from Persian.
• NiazmandA surname from Persian.
• NilufarA female given name from Persian
• OshnaviehA small town in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran.
• PakzadA surname from Persian.
• pasdaranA Revolutionary Guard (member of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution)
• pashmakA type of Persian candy floss or cotton candy made from sesame oil and sugar.
• PegahA transliteration of the Persian female given name پگاه (pagâh).
• peshcushAn offering or tribute.
• peshkhanaThe tents and accompanying retinue sent on overnight, during a march, to the new camping ground, to receive the master on his arrival.
• Pickaxe MountainA mountain in the Zagros Mountains, located in Isfahan Province, Iran
• PirouzfarA surname from Persian.
• PirzadaA surname from Asian languages, particularly Persian.
• pishtaqAn ornamental portal projecting from the facade of a building, often as the formal gateway to an iwan.
• PouriaA transliteration of the Persian male given name پوریا (puriyâ).
• PouyanA transliteration of the Persian male given name پویان (puyân).
• QashqaiA tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in the Shiraz region of Iran.
• QeshmAn Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, the largest island in the Persian Gulf.
• rahdarA Persian toll-collector.
• RanginA surname from Persian.
• rubabA traditional lute-like musical instrument of Central Asia.
• russudThe provisions of grain, forage, and other necessaries prepared by the local officers at the campground of a military force or official cortege.
• SabbaghianA transliteration of the Persian surname صباغیان (sabbâġiyân).
• SadaghdarA surname from Persian.
• SaddarA Persian work that is a summary of the Zend-Avesta.
• SamanganA province of Afghanistan.
• samanuA sweet, rich, brown Western and Central Asian pudding made of germinated wheat berries ground on a hand mill and boiled to the consistency of moist halva; a component of Haft Seen.
• SAVAKThe Iranian security and intelligence service from 1957 to 1979.
• SeralivehA village in Lavandevil district, Astara, Gilan Province, Iran.
• ShafieeA surname from Persian.
• shahrudA type of short-necked lute, similar to an archlute, originating in traditional Persian music.
• shahtooshA light but warm Kashmiri shawl made with hair from the chiru, or Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), an endangered species.
• ShamkhaniA surname from Persian.
• sheer khurmaA vermicelli pudding traditionally prepared by South Asian and Central Asian Muslims on Eid.