Persian
Flat-faced feline breed
Persian connects to Persia, the historical name for Iran and its empire.
As an adjective, it describes things from this region: Persian rugs, Persian cuisine, the Persian Gulf.
A Persian is a person from Iran or of Iranian descent.
Persian is also the language, now often called Farsi.
A Persian cat is a long-haired breed with a flat face, commonly called just a Persian: She breeds Persians.
Iran's capital city
- ShahPersian word for king
- AyatollahSenior Shia clerical title
- Islamic Revolution1979 Persian regime change
- NowruzIranian New Year festival
Khomeini · Zoroastrianism · Shiism · chador · bazaar · Caspian Sea · saffron · pistachio
Thick floor textile
Afghanistan's Persian language
- TajikPerson from Dushanbe's country
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- scriptWritten words for performance
- Arabic alphabetSemitic consonantal writing system
grammar · vocabulary · pronunciation · dialect · classical · modern · loanwords · poetry
- KhayyamTentmaker who versified
- quatrainFour-line poetic unit
- coupletTwo successive verse lines
- meterDevice that measures usage
rhyme · imagery · metaphor · mysticism · Sufism · beloved · wine · nightingale
Slang for classical aficionado
- flat-facedHaving minimal facial protrusion
- HimalayanOf Asia's highest range
- purebredOf single breed ancestry
- pedigreeRecord of descent
grooming · luxurious · fluffy · silky · ruff · brachycephalic · show cat · lap cat
Grilled food on skewer
- saffronCrocus-derived golden spice
- rosewaterPetal-infused aromatic liquid
- pomegranateMany-seeded red fruit
- riceStaple cereal grain
Writing fluid
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- ligatureCord for binding
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
penmanship · script · illumination · gilding · miniature · poetry · Quran
Tehran
Iran's capital city
- ShahPersian word for king
- AyatollahSenior Shia clerical title
- Islamic Revolution1979 Persian regime change
Khomeini · Nowruz · Zoroastrianism · Shiism · chador · bazaar · Caspian Sea · saffron · pistachio · carpet
carpet
Thick floor textile
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- knottingForming fixed interlacements
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
Isfahan · silk · wool · pile · warp · weft · loom · motif · arabesque · handmade
Dari
Afghanistan's Persian language
- TajikPerson from Dushanbe's country
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- scriptWritten words for performance
Arabic alphabet · grammar · vocabulary · pronunciation · dialect · classical · modern · loanwords · poetry · literature
Rumi
meter · rhyme · imagery · metaphor · mysticism · Sufism · beloved · wine · nightingale · rose
longhair
Slang for classical aficionado
- flat-facedHaving minimal facial protrusion
- HimalayanOf Asia's highest range
- purebredOf single breed ancestry
pedigree · grooming · luxurious · fluffy · silky · ruff · brachycephalic · show cat · lap cat · docile
kebab
Grilled food on skewer
- saffronCrocus-derived golden spice
- rosewaterPetal-infused aromatic liquid
- pomegranateMany-seeded red fruit
ink
Writing fluid
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- ligatureCord for binding
ornamentation · penmanship · script · illumination · gilding · miniature · poetry · Quran
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- Breedsbeagle, boxer, bulldog, chihuahua, collie
- cat breedsAbyssinian, Bengal, Thai, Burmese, Ragdoll
- cat breedingkittens, litter, queen, stud, pedigree
- Indo-Iranian languagesSanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Pashto, Bengali
- Longhair CatsMaine Coon, Ragdoll, Siberian, Himalayan, Balinese
- Persian carpetTraditional Iranian woven floor covering
- Persian rugHand-knotted Iranian floor covering
- Persian catLonghaired flat-faced breed
- Persian GulfInlet between Iran and Arabia
- ancient PersiaPre-Islamic Iranian civilization
- Persian EmpireAncient Iranian imperial dominion