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.