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  2. Nowruz - Wikipedia

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    The word Nowruz is a combination of the Persian words نو (now, meaning 'new') and روز (ruz, 'day'). Pronunciation varies among Persian dialects, with Eastern dialects using the pronunciation [nawˈɾoːz] (as in Dari and Classical Persian, however in Tajik, it is navrūz, written наврӯз), western dialects [nowˈɾuːz], and Tehranis ...

  3. Shanbeh - Wikipedia

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    Shanbeh. Shanbeh ( Persian: شنبه Šanbe; Tajik: Шанбе Šanbe) is the name of the first day of the week in the Persian language and the Solar Hijri calendar, mainly used in Iran and Afghanistan. The week names are also used in Tajik, a Cyrillic based standard of Persian, though Tajikistan does not use the Solar Hijri Calendar.

  4. List of Iranian titles and ranks - Wikipedia

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    Eran-Spahbad. Minister of Defense and commander in chief of the army [2] Andarzbad. Counsel to the king [2] Kanarange (Eastern Iranian term) The title given to a marzban of Central Asia [2] Istandar. Leader of an istan (a province or district area within a province) [2] Argbadh.

  5. Persian vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Persian language - Wikipedia

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    Native word formation. Persian makes extensive use of word building and combining affixes, stems, nouns, and adjectives. Persian frequently uses derivational agglutination to form new words from nouns, adjectives, and verbal stems. New words are extensively formed by compounding – two existing words combining into a new one. Influences

  7. List of English words of Persian origin - Wikipedia

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    Assassin. The original word in Persian: اساسیان Asaasiaan which is in two parts. 'Asaas' [Arabic for Foundation/God] and 'iaan' [Persian adj. 'committed/plural'] is the common name used to refer to Nizari Ismailis under the leadership of Hassan-i Sabbah who conducted a series of political assassinations.

  8. List of Hebrew words of Persian origin - Wikipedia

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    Limon - לימון = Lemon, in Persian it's a general name for citrus. Lilach - לילך = Lilac: a lighter shade of purple, and also the Hebrew name of Syringa. Derives from " nilak " in Persian. Pardes - פרדס = Orchard. This word was also the core for "Paradise". Shoshana - שושנה = Rose. From the name of the once capital of the ...

  9. Persian Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    Persian Wikipedia ( Persian: ویکی‌پدیای فارسی, romanized : Wīkipediāī Fārsī) is the Persian language version of Wikipedia. The Persian version of Wikipedia was started in December 2003. As of July 2024, it has 1,007,180 articles, 1,324,362 registered users, and 91,262 files, and it is the 19th largest edition of Wikipedia ...