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FOREIGN TERMS INTHE KITE RUNNER

Glossary of Foreign Terms, Sheri Nayeri

Glossary of Foreign Terms in Order of Appearance

Allah-u-akbar (God is great.

Naa! ("lat bread

#abalu (boogey$a!

#aba ("ather

A$ir (leader

%aa" (A"gha! te!de!&y to e'aggerate

Tooha! agha (Mr. )urri&a!e

*o"ta sa!d+i&hes ($eatballs a!d i&kles +raed i! !aa!

Sarata! (&a!&er

akat )ad (uri"i&atio! ilgri$age to Me&&a

Na$a rayers (rayers res&ribed by la+ to be re&ited "i/e ti$es a day

0ay o" 1iya$at (2udg$e!t 0ay

#ukashi (A"gha!ista!3s !atio!al sort a!d assio!, so$ethi!g like olo

4haa!da (highly skilled bukashi horse$a! usually atro!ied by ri&h a"i&io!ados

*o&hi (!o$ads

#aarris ($er&ha!ts at the baaar

Shah!a$ah (te!th-&e!tury ei& o" a!&ie!t 5ersia! heroes

Mashallah (5raise God.

I!shallah (God +illi!g

Goshkhor (ear-eater

*u!is (ho$ose'ual

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Mard ($a!

6ata! (ho$ela!d

*assee" (dirty

Eid (three days o" &elebratio! a"ter the holy $o!th o" Ra$ada!

Eid Mubarak ()ay Eid

Salaa$ alayku$ ()ello to you.

Tashakor (tha!k you

Tar (stri!g, glass-&oated &utti!g stri!g o! kite

*ursi (a! ele&tri& heater u!der a lo+ table &o/ered +ith a thi&k, 7uilted bla!ket

4haa! (lo!g &a"ta! +or! by $e!

*ora! ayat (literally, sig!, or $ira&le8 re"ers to /erses o" *ora!

0i!iyat &lass (religio! &lass

#oboresh9 (4ut hi$9

Ma!tu (stea$ed du$li!gs stu""ed +ith saut:ed o!io!s a!d $i!&ed bee" ser/ed +ithyoghurt sau&e a!d toed +ith yello+ eas

5akora (/egetable died i! batter a!d dee "ried

Aa! (&all to rayer

#as (e!ough

Ruia (u!it o" &urre!&y

Agha sahib (lord, &o$$a!der, !oble$a!8 "rie!d8 sir

Maree (!ot "eeli!g +ell

Ta!door (o/e! "or $aki!g bread

4hi&ke! 7ur$a (ste+

2a! (dear, lo/ed

Saughat (sou/e!ir

5ari ("airy, a!gel

Raka3ts (se&tio!s o" rayers

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#is$illah9 (I! the !a$e o" God9

Shora+i (So/iets

Ra"i7s (&o$a!io!s, "rie!ds, &o$rades

Sasseba (Russia! "or tha!k you

Roussi (Russia!s

Rubab stri!gs (lute-like i!stru$e!t

Ro+t &ake ("lat &ake "la/ored +ith &arda$o$

Mo"takhir (roud

*ha!u$ (lady, Mrs.

5otato bola!i (&o/ered i! "lour a!d "ried i! oil8 +ras +ith otato "illi!g

1abuli ala+ (ri&e +ith &arrots a!d sulta!as lus $eat

Tassali (&o!dole!&es

Al$o!d kol&has (&arda$o$-"la/ored &ookies +ith a! al$o!d ressed o!to the to

5ar&ha$i ($e$ber o" the 5ar&ha$ "a&tio! o" the &o$$u!ist 505A

Salaa$, ba&he$ ()ello, $y &hild.

e!dagi $igara (%i"e goes o!.

#alay (I do. (;es.

*hastegars (suitors

;elda ("irst !ight o" +i!ter, lo!gest !ight o" the year

Ah$a7 ("ool, stuid

Na!g (ho!or

Na$oos (ride, reutatio!, ho!or, dig!ity, "a$e

Moahe$ (i!truder

*hoda ha"e (

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Moarad (si!gle $a!

Ahesta boro ([slow,go]Go slo+ly.

Ale"-beh ([A,B]the alhabet

*o$ak9 ()el9

I"tikhar (ride, ho!or

*hoshtee (ha!dso$e

Ghaal (lo/e so!g or oe$

Ihtira$ (rese&t, /e!eratio!, ho!or

Noor (light

Shiri!i-khori (eati!g o" the s+eets &ere$o!y, the e!gage$e!t arty

A+roussi (+eddi!g &ere$o!y

Nika (s+eari!g &ere$o!y o" a +eddi!g

Aye!a $assha" ($irror &ere$o!y

4hoa! kabob (ie&es o" $ari!ated la$b &ho broiled o! a ske+er

Sholeh-goshti ("la$e-broiled $eat

Sabi &hallo+ (+hite ri&e +ith si!a&h a!d la$b

)iabs (head s&ar/es +or! by +o$e!, so$eti$es i!&ludi!g a /eil that &o/ers the "a&e

4hila (+eddi!g ri!g

1ur$a (ste+

Ghaals ("olkso!gs

Maghbool (attra&ti/e

Madar ($other

Nar (&ere$o!y i! +hi&h a shee is killed a!d the $o!ey gi/e! to the oor

Muahedi! (A"gha!s +ho "ought the Russia! i!/asio! a!d o&&uatio! a!d the! "ought

a$o!g the$sel/es "or &o!trol o" the &ou!try

*ho dega9 (So9=

Alahoo (God

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Na+asa (gra!d&hild

2aroo (broo$sti&k

*o&heh-$orgha (&hi&ke! baaar

Nihari (&urry ste+ +ith bee" or la$b

;ar ("a$iliar or a""e&tio!ate "or$ o" address, ese&ially a$o!g you!g eole

Gha$khori (sel"-ity

e!dagi $igara (%i"e goes o!

Is"a!d (+ild, aro$ati& la!t bur!ed to +ard o"" $is"ortu!e

Naar (the e/il eye8 sight, /ie+, idea

5irha!-tu$ba! (traditio!al dress

5akol (Nurista!i style hat>so"t a!d rou!d

Shari3a (Isla$i& la+

#ur7a (head-to-toe &o/eri!g +or! by +o$e!

Meh$a!is (arties

0od (ba!dit

*har *hara $ish!assah (Takes a do!key to k!o+ a do!key

)adia (gi"t

#akhshesh ("orgi/e!ess, ardo!8 gi"t, ti

Toeh &hasht (!oo! &a!!o!

%ot"a! (lease

4hai (tea

Mord (dead

0il-roba ([heart, thief]/ery beauti"ul

Shahbas9 (#ra/o9

#ia (4o$e.

1orba! (Musli$ &ere$o!y &o$$e$orati!g Abraha$3s +illi!g!ess to sa&ri"i&e his so!

Sa$osas (s$all tria!gular astries stu""ed +ith $i!&ed $eat

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#irya!i (I!dia! ri&e dish $ade +ith $eat, /egetables, a!d yogurt

)addith (&olle&tio! o" Isla$i& traditio!8 traditio!s, tea&hi!gs, stories o" the rohet

Moha$$ed a&&eted as a sour&e o" Isla$i& do&tri!e a!d la+ se&o!d o!ly to the *ora!

0ostet daru$ (I lo/e you.

Shal+ar-ka$ee (traditio!al A"gha! dress--lo!g shirt a!d +ide trousers

2ai-!a$a (rayer rug

%a illaha il Allah, Muha$$ad u rasul ullah. (There is !o God but Allah, a!d Muha$$ad is

his $esse!ger.

Masid ($os7ue

akat (gi/i!g o" al$s

*a$yab (lu&ky, +i!!er

Nah-ka$ (u!lu&ky

Sa+l-e-Nau (A"gha! Ne+ ;ear3s 0ay

4auli"lo+er aush (ste+

Seh-ar&ha ("abri&

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4)ARA4TERS IN

THE KITE RUNNER

Ali (AH-lee)

Hassans father; serant to !a"a and Amir.

Amir (AH-meer)

#ain character and narrator of The Kite Runner.

Assef (AH-sef)

$hildhood tormentor of Amir and Hassan.

Baba (baw-baw)

Amirs father.

General Taheri (TAH-hair-REE)

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%orayas father.

Hassan (HA-sahn) %erant and friend to Amir.

Khala Jamila (ha-lah jah-MEE-la)

%orayas mother.

Rahim Khan (RAW-heem HON)

!a"as friend and "usiness partner.

Shrab (s-RAWB)

Hassans son.

Sra!a (s-raw-"A)

Amirs &ife.

T)EMES IN

THE KITE RUNNER

Prepared by Professor Carolina Hospital

#etrayal

4hoi&es

4lass 0isti!&tio!s

4o$i!g o" age

4o$etitio!

4ourage

4o+ardi&e

4ruelty

4ultural di""ere!&es

Eth!i& te!sio!s

E/ilFathers a!d so!s

Forgi/e!ess

Fear

Freedo$

Frie!dshi

Good!ess

Guilt

)ai!ess

)eali!g

)o!or

I$$igra!t e'erie!&e

I$$igra!t e'erie!&e a!d the A$eri&a! 0rea$

I!usti&e

%i/i!g u to are!ts3 e'e&tatio!s

%o/e

%oyalty

%yi!g

5oliti&s

5o+erRede$tio!

Religio!

Sal/atio!

Sear&h "or Ide!tity

Truth

6ealth

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