ENGLISH

chaser			59

cyanide			71

decimation		180

obliteration		180

appease			211

galvanized		233

swagger			233

emboldened		237

vortex			237

falafel			237

erudite			240

scatological		240

timbre			240

effigies		282

pigment			311

epaulet			329



SPANISH

comprende		do you understand?		16

maricon			male homosexual			16

vamonos			let's go			16

viejo			old man				16

cargar			to load				21

bodegas			warehouses; more commonly
			used to describe corner stores	234



FARSI

pooldar			a wealthy person; aristocrat	17

colah			hat				27

hafesko			where is Hafez?			28

man meekham bemiarm	I want to die			57

khosh teep		handsome/good looking		59

zur klaneh		traditional ritual of the 
			strong				60

gendeh			derogatory term: whore		209

khiaboon		street/avenue			328

pesar			son/boy				328

rabaiyats		two-lined poem			69

goh			shit of life			16

hastegar		suitor, gentleman caller	17

tadiq			burnt rice at the bottom of the 
			pot; common dish of Iranian 
			cuisine				18, 80, 133

tanbal			lazy				20

kunee			derogatory term: gay, faggot	22

joon			dear; sweetheart.  
			also energy; strength		27

saket-bosh		be quiet; shut up		28

man goh khordam		I will eat shit			31

mohamneest		no problem/it is not important	31

savak			secret police of the shah;
			notoriously gestapo-like and 
			brutal				57

man nokaretan		I am your servant		59

mastvakhiar		sour yogurt with cucumbers	59, 133

saghi			wine bearer			59

khawk bah sar massoud	dust on your head; a kind of
			curse				107

zesht			ugly				209

tagohtee		selfish				210

peerhan			dress shirt; outfit		17, 328

shahansah		his majesty			22

imams			Islamic religious leaders;
			Muslim equivalent of a priest	29

sofreh			table setting, as arranged
			specifically for the Iranian
			holiday				54

domback			percussion; tempo		125

panjare			window				287

genob sarvans		colonel				17, 33

mullah			Islamic religious leaders, with
			greater influence than an imam	17

Qom			a particular holy city in Iran;
			about 780,000 inhabitants (per
			a 1996 census)			17

samovar			tea pot				20

cargars			workers				21

obgoosht		an Iranian dish: a beef stew	23, 133

khonoum			woman; lady			28, 282

ayatollahs		religious leaders of state
			(Shiite Muslim)			29

gavehee			stupid as a cow			29, 81

kaseef			dirty				29, 57

rafeegh			buddy				30, 286

miso			Japanese food paste		40

fardoh			tomorrow			55

googoosh		famous Iranian singer		55

zeebah			pretty; beautiful		55

massoud-joon		Massoud is a name, so
			"Massoud dear"			57

Hazjat Ablas		name of holy person		59

Fayez Dashtestani	name of poet			69

man nehmee doonam	I don't know			69

barg			beef cubes for kabob		82

chelo kebab		rice and meat cubes for kabob	82, 133

kubehdeh		ground beef cubes for kabob	82

najar			carpenter			82

salomahti		healthy				82

kamanchek		traditional stringed instrument	125

khoresh badamjan	Iranian meal: eggplant stew	133

beekhoreem		let's eat			134

fardmeekonee		understand			142

bawbaw-jahm		father dear			143

man meedoonam		I know				143

moham-nest		is important			143

moham-neest		isn't important			145

tar			string instrument		149

nakon			don't				164

soosool			silver spooned			164

een zendeh-geeheh	this is life			170

frekresh neesta		don't worry about it		170

chera na		why not				185

genob sarhang		colonel				186, 210

man beehoosham		I'm going to pass out		186

velashkon		leave it alone; nevermind	194

heechee			nothing				210

sang ran doz		do not throw stones		210

sarhang			colonel				283

khafesko		shut up				285

joon-am			yes dear			286

dooroogh		a lie/untruth			329

meekonam		I'll do it			329

nazr			special prayer, strengthened
			by a good deed			329