LW3. Persian words

1. abkar = worker.

2. abkari = manufacture and sale of intoxicating drinks and drugs.

3. achar =pickles.

4. Algorithm = name of a Persian scientist.

5. Afghanistan = name of a country.

6. angel = angel.

7. Arsenic = name of an element.

8. asafetida = a gummy resin used for flavoring food items..

9. assassin = murderer.

10. azure = sky blue color.

11. babul = Acacia Arabica tree.

12. baksheesh = gift, tips.

13. balaghat = table land above mountain pass.

14. Baghdad = Gift of God.

15. belleric = fruit of the bahera.

16. balcony = upper house.

16. ban = title of prince, chief, lord.

17. bas = stop.

18. bazaar = place of prices, market place.

19. bazigar = nomad Muslims.

20. begar = without work.

21. begari = beggar.

22. bhumidar = land owner.

23. bildar = excavator.

24. beige = a neutral color.

25. bellum = a small boat for 8 people.

26. benami = in the name of.

27. bibi = wife.

28. biriyani = rice cooked with meat/ vegetable.

29. borax = Sodium Borate.

30. bronze = an alloy usually of copper and tin.

31. brinjal = egg plant.

32. budmash = bad, immoral.

33. bulbul = a song bird.

34. bund = an embankment.

35. bundobust = arrangement.

36. burka = face covering with openings for eyes.

37. candy = sugar.

38. caravan = a train of animals.

39. cash = coins of god or silver.

40. cassock = a long loose coat worn by men and women.

41. calender = uncouth man.

42. carcoon = clerk.

43. chador = veil-cum-shawl worn by women.

44. chakar = worker.

45. charka = the spinning wheel.

46. charpoy = cot made with tapes wound on a frame.

47. chappow = raid.

48. chawbuck = a large whip.

49. cheque = exchequer.

50. checkmate = The king is dead.

51. chess = a game of kings and a king of games.

52. chick = a door curtain made of bamboo strips.

53. China = porcelain ware.

54. chinar = an oriental tree.

55. cummerband = a waist band.

56. cushy = pleasant, happy.

57. culgee = a jeweled plume worn on the turban.

58. darzi = tailor.

59. dastur = customary fees.

60. daftar = leather.

61. dewan = an account book.

62. divan = a place of assembly.

63. durwan = a guard.

64. durbar = an audience of king.

65. dubber = large leather bags used to hold liquids.

66. dustak = related to hand.

67. enamdar = a holder of gifts.

68. Farsi = people of Persia.

69. Feringee = Europeans.

70. gizzard = cooked entrails of poultry.

71. gulmohar = gold coin.

72. gul = rose.

73. gymkhana = a center for sports meet or athletic skills.

74. havildar = sergeant.

75. Hindi = a language of India.

76. Hindu = an Indian following Hinduism.

77. Hindustan = India.

78. jackal = a fox like animal.

79. jagir = a government grant.

80. jama = a long sleeved cotton coat.

81. jasmine = a fragrant flower.

82. jasper = a spotted or speckled stone.

83. jamedar = police officer or some other officer.

84. jujube = a tree with date-like-fruits.

85. kabuli = belonging to Kabul.

86. kaftan = a long, loose dress with loose sleeves, worn with a shah.

87. Kala Azar = name of a fever.

88. khaki = color of the soil.

89. khuskhus = an aromatic grass.

90. Kohinoor = Mountain of Light.

91. kotwal = chief police officer.

92. kotwalee = police station.

93. kurta = a loose fitting shirt without collar.

94. kabob = cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer with vegetables.

95. kincob = silver or gold brocade.

96. kusti = sacred girdle worn by the Parsees.

97. lascar = artillery man.

98. lac = a resin used for sealing.

99. lemon = a citrus fruit.

100. lilac = indigo

101. lungi = a long cotton cloth.

102. magic = sorcery.

103. mazdoor = laborer.

104. Magi = wise man from the east.

105. mehmandar = an officer appointed to escort an ambassador.

106. Mirza = a person of distinction.

107. Mithra = the name of a God.

108. Mogul = a Mongolian.

109. Mohur = a gold coin.

110. mummy = a concoction of medicine with animal/human parts in it.

111. Musk = a substance with a strong fragrance.

112. Mussulman = Muslim.

113. namaaz = worship, prayer.

114. naphtha = a volatile product of petroleum.

115. Nargil = coconut from which bowls were made.

116. Navy = boat/ vessel.

117. naan = a type of bread.

118. Noor = light.

119. orange = a color, a fruit.

120. pagoda = temple.

121. paneer = soft, uncured Indian Cheese.

122. Paradise = Heaven/ supreme country.

123. pargana = subdivision of a zilla.

124. Padishah = Emperor/ king.

125. Parsee = Persian.

126. peach = a fruit.

127. pasar = bazaar.

128. Pasha = king.

129. pashm = woolen rug.

130. peri = fairy.

131. Punjab = Land of five rivers.

132. pistachio = a type of nut.

133. pyke =a civilian at whose expense soldier is entertained.

134. roc = a mythical bird.

135. rook = a chess piece.

136. rose = a flower.

137. Roxanne =shining bright.

138. samosa = a triangular pastry filled with vegetable or meat.

139. sabzi = green vegetable.

140. sandal = a fragrant tree.

141. sarod = a stringed musical instrument.

142. scarlet = bright red color.

143. seer = a unit of weight.

144. seersucker = milk and honey.

145. seerpaw = head to foot.

146. sepoy = soldier.

147. Serendipity = A fairytale island.

148. Shah = king.

149. Shahzada = Son of a king.

150. shamiana = cloth canopy.

151. shawl = a cloth thrown over the upper body.

152. shikar = hunter.

153. shikari = hunting.

154. sitar = a stringed musical instrument.

155. spinach = green leafy vegetable.

156. star = twinkling specs seen on the night sky.

157. sugar = crystallized sugar cane syrup

158. subahdar = captain, officer.

159. taffeta = woven cloth.

160. Tahsildar = revenue officer.

161. Tanbur = a stringed musical instrument used for maintaining the pitch.

162. tandoori = portable furnace.

163. taj = crown, crest.

164. talc = mineral of hydrated magnesium silicate.

165. turban = to tie.

166. tapestry = to twist.

167. temacha = comical interlude.

168. thanadar = chief officer.

169. tiger = a ferocious animal of the wild.

170. tiara = a kind of crown.

171. tulip = a flower.

172. typhoon = wind.

173. vizier = judge.

174. Xerxes = a hero among kings.

175. Zamindar = owner of land.

176. Zamindari = a system of collecting taxes from the peasants.

177. zerda = fennec.

178. zoroaster = founder of a religion.

179. Zoroastrianism = name of a religion.

180. zircon = a semi precious gem.

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