Area rugs:
Any rug that does not cover the floor wall to wall.
Zar:
An outdated Persian linear measurement of about 1.04 to 1.12 meters or 41 to 44 inches.
This term is important in understanding the following terms.
Zar-charak (Persian):
Very small qaliche, a rug size about 2.5x4.5 ft (one and one quarter zar in length).
Zar-o-nim (Persian):
Small qaliche, a rug size about 3x5 ft (one and a half zar in length).
Do-zar (Persian):
Medium qaliche, rugs of about 7 feet (two zars) in length and about 4.5 feet in width.
Pardeh (Persian):
Large qaliche, a rug size of approximately 5x8 ft or 5.5x9 ft. The Turkoman name for Pardeh is Enssi. Enssi is a rug used in place of a door or curtain in a Turkoman tent. Pardeh also means curtain in Persian.
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Qali, Ghali (Persian):
Any large rug measuring over 6x10 ft.
Qalin (Turkoman):
A rug larger than 6x9 ft.
Qaliche, Ghaliche (Persian):
Any small rug measuring under 6x6.5 ft. "-che" in Persian is a suffix which means small, so qaliche literally means small qali.
Qalincha (Turkoman):
A rug smaller than 9x6.
Pa-dari (Persian):
A mat of approximately 2x2.6 ft. "Pa-" is used as a prefix here meaning foot (extension of a leg).
"Dar" means door in Persian. Therefore, Pa-dari is a rug placed at the door where people step on.
Pa-takhti (Persian):
A bedside rug of approximately 2x2.6 ft.
"Takht" means bed in Persian.
Pushti (Persian), Yastik (Turkish):
Pushti is a formal cushion covered with a rug of approximately 3x2 ft. These cushions are placed against the wall in living rooms. In such rooms where people sit on the floor, the main pieces of furniture are the rugs on the floor and the Pushti.
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