کوهنوردی
کوهنوردی (kuh-navardi) means mountaineering, hiking, or mountain climbing. Both parts of the compound are native Persian: کوه means mountain and نوردیدن means to traverse or scale.
Glossary
بافندگی
بافندگی (bâfandegi) means weaving or textile weaving, covering both loom work and knitting. It is a native Persian word built from the root بافتن (bâftan), to weave.
صنایع دستی
صنایع دستی (sanâye-e dasti) is the general Persian term for handicrafts and traditional arts made by hand. It combines the Arabic plural صنایع (crafts) with the Persian adjective دستی (hand-made).
قلمکاری
قلمکاری (qalam-kâri) is the Persian art of block printing or hand-painting patterns onto fabric. The word mixes Arabic قلم (pen, stylus) with the Persian craft suffix -کاری (-kâri).
چرمگری
چرمگری (charm-gari) means leatherwork, the craft of cutting, tooling, and finishing animal hide into usable objects. Both roots are pure Persian: چرم (leather) plus -گری (craft suffix).
سفالگری
سفالگری (sefâl-gari) means ceramics or pottery making, the art of shaping and firing clay. It is built from the Old Iranian word سفال (fired clay) plus the Persian craft suffix -gari.
زرگری
زرگری (zargari) means goldsmithing, the craft of working gold into jewellery or decorative objects. It comes from زر (gold) plus the Persian maker suffix -gar and nominalizer -i.
دستدوزی
دستدوزی (dast-duzi) means hand sewing or needlework stitched entirely by hand. It covers embroidery, smocking, and fine repair work done without a machine.
دستباف
دستباف (dast-bâf) means hand-woven, describing rugs, fabrics, and textiles made entirely by hand on a loom. It is one of the most important quality markers in Iranian craft culture.
ماکرامه
ماکرامه (mâkrâme) means macrame, the craft of creating decorative textiles by knotting cords or ropes in patterns. The word reached Persian via French, with older roots in Turkish and Arabic.