GlossaryFarsi words as used in
Pomegranate Sky
Agha / Agha-ye
Man or Mr.
Amreeka
U.S.A.
Asb-e Atash
Horse of Fire.
Ay baba
Oh dear.
Azizam
My dear / my darling.
Barbari
A flat bread.
Bareekalah
Well done.
Beest
Twenty out of twenty. The highest mark for school
work.
Befarmaeed
A general invitation used in different situations e.g.
‘Please help yourselves’, ‘Please come in’, ‘Please sit down’,
etc.
Boz-e koohy
Mountain goat.
Chador
Traditional Islamic veil. It covers the body from top
to toe with only the face showing.
Chaharshanbeh Suri
A pre-Islamic festival of fire dating back to the
Zoroastrian era. On the last Tuesday evening before 21st March
(Norouz), families gather to jump over small bonfires, eat sweets and
socialise. Nowadays young people also use
