Library:Shirazam

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Administrative positions in Shirazam

  • Rahban: Dictator
  • Kalon: Minister. Origin as a tibetan word.
    • Pramatar: Minister of the Interior. Praman (Order) + Tar (who maintains)
  • Dastdyar: Secretary. Dast ("Hand") + Adyavar ("Helper, Friend").
  • Adyavar: Helper, Assistant.
  • Salar: Chief.
  • Gerkan Salar: Chief-of-Staff (lit. "Staff Chief").
  • Andarzpat: chief advisor (lit. "Chief of counsels").
  • Kar Salar: Mission Manager. (lit. "Work Chief")
  • Zanddar: Governor-General.
  • Pratarak: Governor (lit. "Foreman"). Pratara (Fore-) + k(a) (Person)
  • Xerdar: Mayor. Xer (Settlement) + Dar (To have).

Military positions in Shirazam

  • Spadapat Lit. Chief of the Defence Staff "Army (Spada) Commander (Pati) of Shirazam".
  • Patkospan: Major General of the Defence Staff
  • Asppat: lit. "Cavalry (Aspa) Commander"
  • Arkpat: Fortress Commander

Military divisions in Shirazam

  • Battle: Napart
  • Haivarapat: Division
  • Hazarapat: Battalion
  • Satapat: Company
  • Datapat: Squad

Administrative divisions of Shirazam

  • Dahyu: Country.
  • Zand: Province.
  • Bax: District.
  • -xer: from xšaça, "the realm". Meaning has evolved in Ayar to mean "settlement", generally "city".
  • Deh: Village.
  • -kal: "fortress of".
  • -apat: "dwelling of".

Social classes of Shirazam

  • Xuten: Queen, Lady.
  • Sardar: Chief. Abolished as a nobility title.
  • Vizpir: Blood Prince. (lit. House (Viz) + Children (Pir). Now an informal designation for children of prestigious families.
  • Bozorg: Grandee (lit.). Abolished.
  • Azat: Free, used to be the fourth rank of nobility, now mean "citizen".
  • Dehkan: Landowner. Deh ("Land", "Village") + Kan ("Pertaining to", "-er")
  • Kadxuda: Householder. Kade (House) + Master (Xuda).