English words from Persian
- lenjA type of traditional fishing boat, typically hand-built, used in the Persian Gulf.
- LirukA village in Zalaqi-ye Gharbi district, Besharat district, Aligudarz, Lorestan Province, Iran.
- 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.
- Meherpur DistrictOne of the ten districts in the Khulna Division of Bangladesh.
- 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.
- MevleviA Sufi Muslim who styles themselves after the Sufi mystic Rumi; a member of the Whirling Dervishes.
- MinabA county of Hormozgan Province, southern Iran.
- mohurA Persian gold coin.
- MordadThe fifth solar month of the Persian calendar.
- mourzaA title meaning a noble
- Munshiganj DistrictOne of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.
- mushruA satin fabric with cotton backing, often patterned.
- NahavandA city in Iran.
- naqqaliA form of Persian theatre.
- NazilaA female given name from Persian.
- NiazmandA surname from Persian.
- NihangA member of an armed Sikh order who dominated early Sikh military history.
- NilufarA female given name from Persian
- NishapurA city in Iran.
- NuristaniAny member of an ethnic group found mostly in the Nuristan, Laghman and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan, now generally Muslim but having once had an Indo-Iranian polytheistic religion.
- 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
- pirismThe following of a Sufi spiritual leader (or pir)
- 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).
- qalamdanA Persian box or case for storing a pen.
- 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.
- Quds DayAn annual protest event held at the last Friday of Ramadan in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.
- rahdarA Persian toll-collector.
- RanginA surname from Persian.
- ressaldarThe native captain of an Indian cavalry regiment.
- rubabA traditional lute-like musical instrument of Central Asia.
- RudabaA female given name from Persian.
- 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.
- sangakAn Iranian whole-wheat sourdough flatbread baked on a bed of small river stones in an oven.
- sarangoustyA form of waterproofed stucco used to preserve walls etc. from damp.
- sarapaA robe of honour.
- SAVAKThe Iranian security and intelligence service from 1957 to 1979.
- SeralivehA village in Lavandevil district, Astara, Gilan Province, Iran.
- ShafieeA surname from Persian.
- shaheen falconA medium-sized, very swift falcon, of a sub-species of Falco peregrinus (Falco peregrinus peregrinator), that hunts small birds.
- ShahrivarThe sixth solar month of the Persian calendar.
- 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.
- sharabWine, or other alcoholic drinks.
- shebanderA harbourmaster in the Southeast Asia.
- sheer khurmaA vermicelli pudding traditionally prepared by South Asian and Central Asian Muslims on Eid.
- sherryvalliesThick loose riding-trousers, fastened on the outside of each leg.
- 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.
- suonaA traditional Chinese double-reeded horn with a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound.
- 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.
- TaklamakanA cold desert in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China, the largest desert entirely contained in China.
- tambooA temporary shelter used by soldiers during the First World War.
- 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.
- turraA feather-like ornament projecting from a tied turban.
- West AzerbaijanOne of 31 provinces in Iran, located in the north-west of the country and bordered by parts of Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.
- White RevolutionA series of wide-reaching reforms to end feudalism and modernize Iran that lasted from 1963 to 1979.
- windcatcherA traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.
- yakhniAny of various stocks, broths and stews found in many countries from the Balkan Peninsula to South Asia.
- 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.
- yarakA super-alert state where the bird is hungry, but not weak, in a trance-like state of alertness and ready to hunt.
- 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.