Raz

Story.

Qazwan/ Ghazwan

1. Wild pistachios, the fruit of Wan tree; 2. The tree from which they get gum/resin; Qazwan is used in yogurt and smells good. Qazwan is also used to make rosary beads.

Ewat

Observer, nurse.

Zhalan/ Jalan

1. The plural of (zhal) which means (hole); 2. A place, such as a hangazhal (beehive, place of honey); 3. A river in Jigaran village in the Kermashan region.

Saro

Chieftain, leader, master.

Maniyan

1. Incomparable and rare; 2. The ancient name of the Metanites called Manayi (Metani); 3. Manyan is the name of a village near Firuzawa of Shiraz in the Kuhak region of Kurdish ethnicity; 4. They were a tribe of Kurds who have left no trace of themselves, unless one day the discoveries of Media will find how they lived; 5. The word Manyan is derived from the word Mani, meaning connected with Mani, of the Mani tribe.

Parwesh

Shield, shelter, protective canopy.

Afrun

Historical name of the Kurdish-populated city of Kut in Southern Kurdistan during the Sasanian era. See Zondor.

Ballull

Bahlul (Bahlul Mahi); according to the 9th-century AH Yarsani sacred manuscripts of Saranjam, Bahlul was a Kurd (originally named Amr son of Wahab, known as Bahlul the Wise) who lived during the time of Harun al-Rashid, established the first Jamkhana, spread the Yarsani faith in Hawraman, and passed away in 806 CE at Kani Spi near Mount Tanga Gul between Mandali and Kermanshah.

Shakra

A plant that grows in the mountains.