Persian

`itr (Persian) 'perfume': ATTAR.

âb (Persian) 'water': JULEP.

âfrîdan (Persian) 'to create': AFREET, AFRIT.

apastâk (Middle Persian) 'text': AVESTA, ZEND-AVESTA.

âriya (Old Persian) 'noble': IRAN.

âzâd (Persian) 'free': AZEDARACH.

âzâr (Persian) 'disease': KALAAZAR.

bâb (Persian) 'gate': BAB.

babûl (Persian) 'babul': BABUL.

Badhakhshân (10-8) (Persian) 'region in NE Iran where the gem is found': BALAS.

bahâdur (Persian) 'brave': BAHADUR.

Bahâ'u'llâh (Persian) 'Bahaullah,' orig. (Persian) 'glory of God': BAHAI.

bakhshîdan (Persian) 'to give' (*bhag-1): BAKSHEESH, BUCKSHEE. G Bakschisch.

band (Persian) 'band, bandage, river levee' (*bhendh-): BUND, CUMMERBUND.

bandhnâti (Persian) 'he ties': BANDANNA.

bâzâr (Persian) 'bazaar': BAZAAR. G Basar.

bûrah (Persian) 'borax': BORAX. G Bor, Borax.

burghul (Persian) 'bruised grain': BURGOO.

but (Persian) 'idol': PAGODA.

charkha (Persian) 'wheel': CHARKHA.

chîz (Persian) 'thing' (*kwo-): CHEESE.

dar- (Old Persian) 'to hold' (*dher-2): JEMADAR, DARIUS, SIRDAR, TAHSILDAR,

dar (Persian) 'door, gate': DURBAR.

därvîsh (Persian) 'mendicant': DERVISH.

dirakht (Persian) 'tree': AZEDARACH.

dîvân (Persian) 'register, account,' hence 'office of accounts, council of state': DEWAN, DIVAN. G Diwan.

dulband (Persian) 'turban': TULIP, TURBAN.

gäbr (Persian) 'fire worshipper': GIAOUR.

gul (Persian) 'rose, flower' (*wrod-): GUL, JULEP. F julep.

gûn- (Persian) 'colored': JARGON, ZIRCON.

jâmah (Persian) 'garment': PAJAMAS.

kada (Persian) 'habitation': PAGADO.

kâkanj (Persian) 'kind of medicinal resin, knightshade': ALKAKENGI.

kamar (Persian) 'waist, girdle, something arched' (*kamer-): CUMMERBUND.

kârwân (Persian) 'caravan': CARAVAN.

kaufa (Old Persian) 'mountain': KOHINOOR.

kazagand (Persian) 'padded jacket': CASSOCK.

khâk (Persian) 'dust': KHAKI.

khâna (Persian) 'house': GYMKHANA.

khôsh (Persian) 'pleasant': CUSHY.

khshathra- (Old Persian) 'kingdom, province' (rel. to Sanskrit ks.atram): SATRAP.

khshaya- (Old Persian) 'king, ruling': XERXES.

khshâyathiya (Old Persian) 'king': CHECK, SHAH.

kilîm (Persian) 'kilim': KILIM.

Kuru (Persian), masc. given name: CYRUS.

kûshk (Persian) 'palace': KIOSK.

lâzhward, lâjward (Persian) 'lapis lazuli, blue': AZURE, LAPIS LAZULI, LAZURITE. G azur

lîmûn (Persian) 'lemon': LEMON.

lungi (Persian) 'lungi': LUNGI.

Mada (Old Persian) 'Mede': MEDE, MEDIC.

magus (5-4) (Old Persian) 'member of a priestly caste': ARCHIMAGE, MAGE, MAGI, MAGIC.

malmal (Persian) 'mulmull': MULL, MULMULL.

Mithra- (OPersian), name of a god (*mei-4): MITHRAS.

mushk (Persian) 'musk': ABELMOSK, MUSK.

nîl (Persian) 'indigo': ANIL, ANILINE, LILAC. G anil, Anilin.

pâd (Persian) 'protecting against' (*pâ-): BEZOAR.

pâî (Middle Persian) 'leg, foot' (*ped-1): PAJAMAS, TEAPOY.

parâh (Persian) 'piece': PARA.

pardah (Persian) 'screen, veil': PURDAH.

Pârsa (Old Persian) 'Persia': PEACH, PERSIA.

pati- (Old Persian) 'master' (*poti-): PADISHAH.

-pâvâ (Old Persian) 'protector' (*pâ-): SATRAP.

pergâlah (Persian) 'percale': PERCALE.

pistah (Persian) 'pistachio tree': FUSTIC, PISTACHIO.

pûshidân (Persian) 'to cover': TARBOOSH.

rukh (Persian) 'rook': ROOK.

s.ims.îr (Persian) 'scimitar': SCIMITAR.

sar (Persian) 'head' (*ker-1): SIRDAR.

serâi (Persian) 'palace, lodging': SERAGLIO.

shagâl, shaghâl (Persian) 'jackal': JACKAL.

shâl (Persian) 'shawl': SHAWL.

shkar (Middle Persian) 'hunting': SHIKAREE.

si (Persian) 'three' (*trei-): SITAR.

sitareh (Persian) 'star' (*ster-3): ESTHER.

spâda (1-7) (Old Persian) 'army': SEPOY.

srâyîdhan (Middle Persian) 'to protect' (*terª-2): CARAVANSARY.

t.abîr (Persian) 'drum': TABOR, TABORET, TAMBOUR, TAMBOURIN, TAMBOURINE.

tâftan (Persian) 'to weave': TAFFETA.

tâj (Persian) 'crown' (*steg-2): TAJ.

talk (Persian) 'talc': TALC.

târ (Persian) 'string' (*ten-): SITAR.

tasi (3-4) (Persian) 'basin': DEMITASSE.

tîghâl (Persian) 'trehala': TREHALA.

va (Middle Persian) 'with': ZEND-AVESTA.

vahu (Old Persian) 'good': DARIUS.

yasmîn, yâsman (Persian) 'jasmine': JASMINE.

yigar (Persian) 'liver': GIZZARD.

zabân (Persian) 'language': URDU.

zâdan (Persian) 'to be born': MIRZA.

zahr (Persian) 'poison' (*gwhen-1): BEZOAR.

zamîn (Persian) 'earth, land' (*dhghem-): ZAMINDAR.

zan (Persian) 'woman' (*gwen-): ZENANA.

zar (Persian) 'gold': JARGON, ZIRCON.

zâta- (Persian) 'born': AZEDARACH.

zedwâr (Persian) 'zedoary': YEDOARY.

zend (Persian) 'interpretation, commentary': ZEND, ZEND-AVESTA.