this paper explores the possible origins of some names in 1001 nights. the names of the major characters of the night stories, and their borrowed reflexes in arabic, have been traced back to their ancient persian roots. examples from classical works are brought to argue that shahrāzād, shahriyār, and dīnāzād are not only the correct forms but more suitable to the deep structure of the frame-sto...

The antiquities of Jammu and Kashmir reveal that women might have enjoyed a high status as elsewhere in India. But ,there was a marked deterioration in the position of women. Female children were not much desired and their sufferings became endless with the beginning of inroads of Turko-Afghan tribes for whom carrying away of women formed the prized item of booty. This situation gave new dimens...

in order to understand the unknown parts of history, having access to new historical documents and their interrelationship could be a breakthrough for researchers in the field of history. in this context, coins and numismatic knowledge are known as valuable resources to clarify the historical uncertainties such as geographical names and their evolution, discovering unknown cities, their names, ...

in literal, geographical and historical books, one can find the names of old and historical places. writers, editors and translators sometimes make mistakes in recording the names of these places because of the destruction and ruining these places and/or changes in their names. the writers of this paper have explained and suggest some corrections related to historical and old places of balkh re...

This research discusses Kurdish personal names in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and emphasizes significance culture. The examines from an anthropological sociolinguistic point view. It views as sociocultural identifiers with roles meanings rather than arbitrary superficial markings. importance one's own name has been greatly emphasized by Kurds for generations. study's aims are, first, to deter...