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Balaghat. Etymology: probably from Hindi बालाघाट, from Persian بالا bālā 'above' + Hindi gaht 'pass.' tableland above mountain passes. [ 11] Baldachin. "Baldachin" (called Baldac in older times) was originally a luxurious type of cloth from Baghdad, from which name the word is derived, through Italian "Baldacco".
Persian calligraphy or Iranian calligraphy (Persian: خوشنِویسیِ ایرانی, romanized: Xošnevisi-ye Irani) is the calligraphy of the Persian language. It is one of the most revered arts throughout the history of Iran .
Persian vocabulary. Persian belongs to the Indo-European language family, and many words in modern Persian usage ultimately originate from Proto-Indo-European. The language makes extensive use of word building techniques such as affixation and compounding to derive new words from roots. Persian has also had considerable contact with other ...
Parī is a supernatural entity originating from Persian tales and distributed into wider Asian folklore. [ 1] They are often described as winged creatures of immense beauty who are structured in societies similar to that of humans. Unlike jinn, the Parī usually feature in tales involving supernatural elements.
Art. Iran has one of the oldest, richest and most influential art heritages in the world which encompasses many disciplines including literature, music, dance, architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking, embroidery and stonemasonry. Intricate stone art of Persepolis. Iranian art has gone through numerous phases, which ...
Kanarang. Kar-Namag i Ardashir i Pabagan. Khāne-takānī. Khawaja. Khoresh. Khosrow (word) Khuda Hafiz. Khwaday-Namag. Koh-i-Noor.
Syrian shamshir, The Royal Armoury, Stockholm Sweden. A shamshir ( Persian: شمشیر) is a type of Persian/Iranian sword with a radical curve. The name is derived from the Persian word shamshīr, which is made of two words sham (fang) and shir (lion)". The curved "scimitar" sword family includes the shamshir, kilij, talwar, pulwar, and nimcha .
The Persian word sīmurğ derives from Middle Persian sēnmurw [6] [7] (and earlier sēnmuruγ), also attested in Pazend texts as sīna-mrū.The Middle Persian word comes from Avestan mərəγō Saēnō "the bird Saēna", originally a raptor, likely an eagle, falcon, or sparrowhawk, as can be deduced from the etymological cognate Sanskrit śyenaḥ (श्येनः) "raptor, eagle, bird of ...