Andarun (ﻥﺍﺮﺍﺒﻨﺍ)–Persian word for harem (which is Arabic) or seraglio (which is Turkish).  It simply means “the inside place.”

Al ‘hinna -- a plant made into a dye used to dye designs on hands, feet, face or other body parts in the Middle East. In the West, it is known as henna.

Amâmeh (ﺍﻡﺍﻣﻴﻪ)--one of the Persian words for turban.

Bādgashī (ﺑﺎﺪﮔﺎﺷﯽ)–Persian word for a course type of wool.

Barak (ﺑﺎﺭﺍﮐ)—camel hair cloth, used to make stockings.

Burqu’ -- an Arabic term that means a long linen veil, with holes for eyes.

Čādor (ﺮﺪﺁﮁ)--a long white veil, which was worn over the head, pulled across the lower part of the face, and then falling to the ankles, often worn outdoors. 

Čaķčur (ﺮﮀﻜﺍﮁ)--leggings

Čārqad (ﺪﺎﺨﺁﮀ)--a square, white scarf, made of either silk, cotton or linen, folded into a half-diamond. It is worn over the head and tied under the chin. The chārqad was generally worn both indoors and out and was worn either alone, or in combination with other veils.

Dulbed (ﺩﻮﻠﺒﺪ)—One of the Persian words for turban.

Henna— see al-hinna.

Joba (ﺍﺒﺨ)—robe or coat worn by men.

Julgah (ﺁﮓﺎﺧ)–a Persian word referring to a type of fine wool.

Kalāt (ﺕﺁﺎﺍﻜ) – a term used to refer to a gift of clothing from the Shah. It was usually an outfit previously worn by the Shah. Often it was accompanied by other expensive items such as jewels or horses.

Kātibī (ﮐﺎﺗﻴﺒﻰ)— A term that means coat. It may refer to an outer coat, lined with fur.

Kja -- underarm gusset.

Kurdī (ﮐﻮﺭﺪﻯ)—short sleeved rū-yi qabā.

Mandīl (ﺎﺪﻨﺍﻤ)– turban (this term is most likely one used in the 16th century).

Namad (ﺑﺎﻤﺎﺪ)—Persian word for wool felt used to make floor coverings, hats, coats and horse covers.

Naqshī (ﻧﺎﺧﺶ)—The Persian word for embroidery which later became the name of a type of embroidered pants worn by women.

Pagrī (ﻯﺮﮔﺍﺗ)– another word for turban.

Patū (ﭘﺎﺗﻮ)—Persian word for flannel type of wool woven in Kerman.

Pīcheh – face veil made of black horse hair.

Pirahan (ﺛﻴﺮﺍﺣﺎﻦ)—shirt worn by both men and women. This is the first layer of clothing for both sexes.

Qabā (ﺧﺎﺑ)—see rū-yi qabā.

Rū-yi qabā (ﺭﻮﻳﻰﺧﺎﺑﺎ)—over-robe with long sleeves, worn by both men and women. It is often shortened to just qabā.

Šalvar (ﺸﺎﻟﻮﺍﺮ)-- pants worn by both men and women. Alternate spellings are “shalwar” or “salwar” or “shalvar.” 

Silisilat al-dhahab—Persian phrase translated as “chain of gold”.

Tāj (ﭖﺍﺥ)--a close-fitting skullcap, which tapered into a long point from the center of the crown made of felted wool, which formed the foundation for a turban in the 16th century. 

Tāj-e háayadar (ﺮﺍﺩﺍﻴﺁﻩﭖﺍﺥ )—a special turban worn over a hat with a red spike that came to designate followers of the Safavid dynasty.

Tāj kulāh – hat similar looking to a crown. Worn by nobility.

Sarpīch or Sarpīsh (ﺳﺎﺮﭘﺒﺶ)—turban ornament that was decorated with jewels, flowers or feathers.

Sīn-pūshtah—Persian word for type of thin, wool felt.

Tiraz (ﺗﻴﺮﺍﺰ)—Persian word for embroidery, which came to mean a specific type of robe with words embroidered on it.  It also came to mean the state-run factories where tiraz was completed.

Zilū—see patū 

Zir-šalvar (ﺭﺍﻮﺎﺍﺷ ﺮﺰ)—men’s undergarment

Zīr-ī qabā (
ﺯﻧﺮﻦﺧﺎﺒﺎ)—under-robe worn above the pirahan and beneath the qaba