| The name is perhaps from atra, neut. of atrum "black," hence "the black city;" or else it represents Illyrian adur "water, sea." | adriatic | daria | دریا - تاریک - اترک = آب این رود سخت تیره وکدر و گل آلود است. | |
| amour | mehr | مهر | ||
| probably via India, ult. from Arabic araq, lit. "sweat, juice," | arrack | aragh | عرق | |
| from Ar. qutn, perhaps of Egyptian origin. کتان - پنبه | cotton | ghotn | قطن (عربی) | |
| from L. cupula, dim. of cupa "cask, barrel" گنبد - قبه | cupola | copol | کپل | |
| from gos "goose" + hafoc "hawk" - باز | goshawk | ghoosh, ghaz | قوش - غاز | |
| from pous (gen. podos) "foot" | pod | pa | پا | |
English Persian equivalent words with similar pronunciation using loan words as a clue
Monday, February 23, 2009
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