English words from Persian
- shibarA kind of coasting vessel, sometimes described as a great patamar.
- shirinbafA kind of fine white muslin.
- shurangizA modern Iranian musical instrument, a member of the lute family, with a skin face and six strings.
- sinabaffA kind of fine white material from Bengal, of uncertain manufacture.
- SoleimaniA surname from Persian.
- sungtaraA kind of pear-shaped orange.
- suzaniAn embroidered tapestry from several central Asian countries.
- Syr DaryaA major river in Central Asia, running parallel to the Amu Darya.
- tafwizThe delegation of the power of divorce by the husband to the wife or any other party.
- tahchinAn Iranian rice dish.
- tamburaA type of long-necked lute-like stringed instrument found throughout the world.
- tanburIn classical Turkish music, a long-necked, fretted, plucked lute, or various similar lutes of West and Central Asia.
- TaremiA surname from Persian.
- temachaA Persian farcical play.
- tombakA type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music.
- YaldaAn Iranian festival celebrated on the longest and darkest night of the year (December 20 or 21), when friends and family gather to eat fruits and recite poetry.
- YasujA city in Iran, the seat of Boyer-Ahmad County's Central District and the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province.
- ZarabiA surname from Persian.
- ZarifA surname from Persian.
- ZartoshtSynonym of Zoroaster.
- zereshkbarberry
- zereshk poloA Persian dish consisting of steamed rice with barberries.
- ZirbadThe various countries located eastward of India.