Word origins

• sarwanOne who drives a camel.
• AziziA surname from Persian.
• ZandiA surname from Persian.
• HormuzThe strait that connects the Persian Gulf, with the Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean.
• KafrA village in Shurab district, Fars Province, Iran.
• NooraniA surname from Persian.
• nashiA fruit, the Nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia.
• ElhamA unisex given name from Persian or Arabic.
• RahimiA surname from Persian.
• KermanshahA city in Iran, the seat of Kermanshah County's Central District and the capital of Kermanshah Province.
• AkbariA Sufi Muslim of the Akbariyya branch.
• AlizadehA surname from Persian.
• SalehiA surname from Persian.
• hoomanA human being.
• BadakhshanA historical region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
• SadeghiA surname from Persian.
• TakharA surname from Punjabi.
• Sadehan Iranian winter festival
• bachaA dancing boy in parts of Central Asia.
• BehrouzA transliteration of the Persian male given name بهروز (behruz).
• EmamiA surname from Persian.
• RahmaniA surname from Persian.
• jelqA penis enlargement technique in which the thumb and index finger are wrapped around the penis and repeatedly drawn away from the body in order to force blood into the glans and encourage vascularity.
• MojtabaA male given name from Persian.
• schroffA banker or moneychanger.
• MujtabaA male given name from Persian.
• ZamaniA surname from Persian.
• MazandaranA land mentioned in Shahnameh and Avesta.
• NangarharA province of Afghanistan.
• NajafiOf or pertaining to Najaf.
• EbrahimiA surname from Persian.
• KarajA city in Iran, the seat of Karaj County's Central District and the capital of Alborz Province.
• YazdaniA surname from Persian.
• SoltaniA surname from Persian.
• ZabolA city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran.
• NaderiA surname from Persian.
• AlborzA mountain range in northern Iran stretching from the borders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the northwest to the southern end of the Caspian Sea, and ending in the east at the borders of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
• SharifiA surname from Persian.
• KianiA surname from Persian.
• NaqshbandiOf or relating to Baha' al-Din Naqshband, founder of one of the largest Sunni Sufi orders.
• AbediA surname from Persian.
• BahramiA surname from Persian.
• RashtA city in Iran, the seat of Rasht County's Central District and the capital of Gilan Province, located on the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea.
• sohanA traditional Persian brittle toffee made with saffron.
• PaktiaA province of Afghanistan.
• TavakoliA surname from Persian.
• SiamakA male given name from Persian.
• RostamA legendary Iranian hero.
• AghdashlooA transliteration of the Persian surname آغداشلو
• FarshidA transliteration of the Persian male given name فرشید (faršid).
• AlamutA castle in Iran and the most famous stronghold of the Nizari Ismailis, also known as the Assassins.
• SherineA female given name.
• BagheriA surname from Persian.
• bakhshAn administrative division of Iran, similar to a township in the United States or a district in England.
• kachaA posyolok in Zeledeyevo selsoviet, Yemelyanovo Raion, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberian Federal District, Russia.
• BamyanA province of Afghanistan.
• MoradiA surname from Persian.
• AsadiA surname from Persian.
• barbatAn ancient Persian plucked lute with a pear-shaped body, a flat belly, an angled back near the pegbox, and a fretless neck.
• SabetA surname from Persian.
• NazariA surname from Persian.
• gatchTo arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints, to assist blood flow etc.
• ShabaniA surname from Persian.
• taziAn Afghan Hound.
• Abdol RezaabadA village in Savalan, Ardabil Province, Iran.
• abkariThe manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
• adviehA Persian spice blend
• AkbarianA surname from Persian.
• alubukharaA cultivar of plum found in Turkestan, Iran and the South Caucasus, commonly eaten as a prune (dried plum).
• Amu DaryaA major river in Central Asia, flowing along the borders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, emptying into the (now mostly dry) Aral Sea.
• AndalypA city in Akdepe, Daşoguz, Turkmenistan.
• anderunThe harem of the royal household of the shah of Persia.
• ArâkA city in Iran, the seat of Arak County's Central District and the capital of Markazi Province, formerly called Soltanabad
• ardehSynonym of tahini.
• ArdestanA city in Iran.
• ArteshSynonym of Islamic Republic of Iran Army.
• As-NasA card game, formerly played in Persia, with similarities to early versions of poker.
• AttashinA transliteration of the Persian female given name آتشین (âtašin).
• aushAny of various thick noodle soups that are commonly served hot in Iranian and Afghan cuisine.
• avazAn unmetered vocal section of a mode in Persian music.
• azhdarchidAny member of the Azhdarchidae, a family of pterosaurs known primarily from the late Cretaceous including some of the largest known flying animals of all time.
• bacha baziA pederastic practice in Afghanistan and in historical Turkestan, in which men exploit and enslave adolescent boys for sexual abuse and/or cross-dressing.
• BadghisA province of Afghanistan.
• badgirA windcatcher.
• BahrāmVerethragna; The Zoroastrian concept of “victory over resistance” and, as the hypostasis of victory, one of the principal figures in the Zoroastrian pantheon of yazatas.
• bajubandA type of Indian armlet or bracelet worn around the upper arm, often ornate and made of precious metals like gold or silver, embellished with gemstones, pearls, or intricate carvings. They are a part of traditional Indian attire, particularly in bridal wear and for special occasions.
• Bandar AbbasA port city in Iran, the seat of Bandar Abbas County's Central District and the capital of Hormozgan Province.
• bandariA kind of rhythmic dance music originating from the Iranian side of the Persian Gulf.
• baradariA boxy building with twelve doors designed for free flow of air and excellent acoustics; similar buildings and pavilions with similar sets of openings.
• basajiA class of low-ranking Iranian foot soldiers.
• BasijA paramilitary group under the command of IRGC in Iran.
• BasijiA member of the Basij.
• BastaniA surname from Persian.
• bazubandAn item of armor or jewelry historically worn over the upper or lower arm, especially in Persia; an armguard.
• behvarzA community health worker in Iran who provides primary health care services in rural areas.
• BeiranvandA surname from Persian.
• BendamirSynonym of Kor (“river in Iran”).
• BendemeerA subzone of Kallang, Singapore.
• bheestieA water carrier, as to a household or a regiment.
• BisotunA city in Kermanshah province, Iran.