Parties
Moalem
Teacher
Moftakhir
Proud
Mohtaram
Respected
Mojarad
Single young man
Moochi
Shoe repairman
Morgh
Chicken
Mozahem
Intruder
Naan
Bread; a light round cake
Nah-‐kam
Doomed to wallow in failure
Namaz
Prayers, those especially prescribed by law (which is repeated five times
a day)
Namoos
Reputation; fame; renown; esteem; honor; dignity
Nang
Honor; reputation; estimation
Nawasa
Grandson
Nazar
Looking at; beholding; seeing; gazing upon; viewing; turning the eyes or
the mind towards; scanning (Evil eye)
Nazr
A vow to have a sheep slaughtered and the meat given to the poor
Nihari
Curry stew made with beef or lamb
Nika
Swearing ceremony of a wedding
Noor
(Arabic) Light
Pakol
A soft, round-‐topped Afghan men's hat
Pakora
Indian snack made of deep-‐fried, battered items, such as chicken, onion,
eggplant, potato, spinach, cauliflower, tomato, or chili
Parchami
A member of the Parcham faction of the communist People's Democratic
Party of Afghanistan
Pari
Fairy; angel
Pirhan-‐tumban
Dress and pants
Qabuli
Afghan rice dish with meat, raisins, and carrots
Qaom
Family member
Qawali
Sufi devotional music
Qiyamat
The resurrection; last day (judgment day)
Eid of Qorban
A Muslim animal sacrifice ceremony to commemorate Abraham's
willingness to sacrifice his son (Also called Eid ul-‐Adha)
Qurma
Gourmet; stew
Quwat
Powers; forces
Rafiqs
Comrade
Raka't
Sections of prayer
Rawsti
Anyway; after all
Roussi
Russians
Rowt
A type of sweet
Rubab
A four-‐stringed instrument in the form of a short-‐ necked guitar, but
having a surface of parchment instead of wood
Sabagh
Lesson
Sabzi challow
White rice with spinach and lamb
Sahib
A friend; a courtesy title like "sir"
Salaam
Hello
Salaam alaykum
Hello to you
Samosa
A kind of puff-‐a small, triangular pastry stuffed with minced meat
Saratan
Cancer
Saughat
A magnificent present made to kings or grandees, or sent by friends to
friends; a curiosity
Shahbas
Bravo!
Shalwar-‐kameez
Pants and dress
Seh-‐parcha
Fabric
Sherjangi
Battle of the poems
Shirini-‐khori
Engagement party
Sholeh-‐goshti
A kind of food
Shorawi
The former U.S.S.R.
Shorwa
Broth
Spasseba
Russian for "thank you"
Tandoor
Traditional oven for bread making
Tanhaii
Alone
Tar
A thread; a wire; a glass-‐coated cutting line on a kite
Tashakor
Thank you
Tashweesh
Nervousness
Toophan agha
Mr. Hurricane
Wah wah
Bravo! Admirable!
Watan
Native country, home
Watani
Belonging to one's country
Yelda
The first night of winter and the longest night of the year
Zakat
Purity, purification; alms given according to Muhammadan law, by way of
purifying or securing a blessing to the rest of one's possessions
Zendagi
Life
Zendagi migzara
"Life goes on"
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