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