English words from Middle Persian
- ZendExegetical glosses, paraphrases, commentaries and translations of the Avesta's texts.
- ZandA member of the Zand tribe, a Laki-speaking Kurdish tribe of western Iran.
- zijAn Islamic book that tabulates parameters used for various astronomical events and movements.
- Arbayistanan eastern Sassanian border province in Late Antiquity, corresponding to the Upper Mesopotamia excluding Osrhoene, bordering Adiabene in the east, Armenia in the north and Asuristan in the south
- Asuristanan important Sassanian province in Late Antiquity, corresponding to the Mesopotamia region
- GundeshapurAn ancient city in the Sasanian Empire, located in modern-day Khuzestan Province, Iran. It was founded by Shapur I and is known for its famous academy.
- KushanshahA title borne by rulers of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom.
- PazendA variant of Avestan alphabet used to write Middle Persian.
- XwedodahA type of consanguine marriage practiced before the Muslim conquest of Persia.
- yashtAny of a collection of hymns and prayers.