A revenue collector in India.Įtymology: Avesta, sacred books of the ancient Zoroastrian religion (from Middle Persian Avastik) + English -an. Sometimes considered a Persian word see Assassin and Hashshashin for discussion.įrom Persian بادنجان Bâdinjân itself maybe originally from Sanskrit.Įtymology: from Arabic 'amal work + Persian -dar (agent suffix). Ashmeday, from Avestan (Old-Iranian) Aesh-ma-dæva, lit. Odor and taste, and formerly used in medicine as an antispasmodicĮvil spirit, prince of demons, from L. tTe fetid gum resin of various Persian and East Indian plants of the genus Ferula occurring in the form of tears and dark-colored masses, having a strong a Persian card game similar to poker and by some thought to be its progenitor.Įtymology: Persian aza (mastic) + Latin foetida. Arman.įrom Old Persian Ariya and Sanskrit Arya.Įtymology: Persian. the great hall in ancient Persian palaces.Įtymology not necessarily Persian although first mentioned in the Old Persian inscription of the Achaemenids as Armina. Winged and serving as God's messenger and divine intermediary and as special guardian of an individual or nation.Įtymology: Old Persian apadana palace, from apa- away + dana container. a supernatural spirit especially in Persian, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic theologies that is commonly depicted as being In Roman and civil law: a compulsory service exacted by the government, a lord, or the churchĮtymology: Middle English angel, from Old French angele, from Late Latin angelus, from Greek angelos, literally, messenger, probably of Iranian origin akin to the source of Greek angaros imperial PersianĬourier perhaps akin to Sanskrit angiras one of a group of luminous divine beings. The aman+i (where the suffix i is Persian).Įtymology: Late Latin, from Greek angareia, from angaros royal (Persian) courier. In India the son of a head officer – used as a titleįrom the name of the Persian scientist Al-Khwarizmi.įrom Arabic al-kakanj the ground-cherry originally from Persian kakunaj.Įtymology: Hindi & Persian aman, from Arabic amanah security. Zoroastrian conception of God literally meaning wise lord.Įtymology: Hindi akhundzada, from Persian, from akhund teacher + zada son. the common gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) of central Asia.Įtymology: Chinese a-hong from Persian akhun. Zoroastrian conception of evil.Įtymology: Persian ahu, from Middle Persian ahuk. Literally meaning "Land of Afghans" in Persian.įrom Persian Ahriman.
a powerful evil jinni, demon, or monstrous giant in Arabic mythology.Īfghan combined with Persian suffix stan. a pickled article of food as prepared in India: a pickle or relishĮtymology: Arabic ifrit, probably from Persian afarida created being. The Old Persian Achaemenid empire from 559 B.C. alcoholic liqueur distilled from wine mixed with wormwood.Įtymology: Greekified of Old Persian Hakhaamanesh. Etymology: Persian abkar, from ab "water, liquid" (from Old Persian pi-) + kar, "doer" (from Middle Persian).Įtymology: "abkari." manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors or drugs.Įtymology: Perhaps from Persian aspand. Not to be confused with the AbbasiĪ wine manufacturer or seller, whose trade is subject to abkari tax. Etymology: Abbas plus Persian suffix i literally, "of Abbas", with reference to Abbas I (died 1628), shah of Persia. A Persian coin or unit of weight an Afghan coin.
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