Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden

Pashsha

पश्शा

said PASH-shaa

also written: pashsha, gnat, mosquito

Meaning

The gnat or mosquito; the tiny insect that in lore felled Nimrod, an emblem of how the smallest can humble the mighty.

Literally: gnat

Related words

The fly or bee; the small buzzing insect, sometimes the honey-bee (magas-e-angabin) of the hive.

Nimrod, the tyrant king who cast Abraham into the fire; the archetype of the rebellious despot defying God.