Aab: water
Aabad: a suffix used in place names meaning a habitable community, village, or city
Ahura Mazda: a deity of goodness and light in Zoroastrianism, literally the Wise God
Andarooni: inner
Ayatollah: a title for high-ranking Shia clerics
Basij: a paramilitary volunteer militia organization under the order of the Supreme Leader
Basiji: a member of the paramilitary volunteer militia organization
Baten: the inner truth
Bonyad: a revolutionary and religious foundation engaged in economic and business activities
Birooni: outer
Chelo: saffroned Persian rice
Chelo-Kabab: saffroned Persian rice and kabab
Faghih: a Shia jurist
Hijab: a veil that covers the head and chest
Hoseiniyeh (Huseiniyeh): a Shia congregation place serving as site ...
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