Dr. sahba shayani

صهبا شایانی

Lecturer in peRsian language and culture

Los Angeles | OXFORD

نخستین روز عید اعظم رضوان، عید گل و سلطان اعیاد بر همگان خجسته باد 🧡 Happy First Day of Ridván, the Most Great Festival

Just picked this guy up from the framer and I couldn’t be happier. There is something so satisfying about seeing a piece of art come to life in the right frame.

#art #miniature #persian #persianminiature #مینیاتور #هنر #هنر_ایرانی

Rose in Bloom. Captured on @ucla campus today. If only I could have captured its beautiful scent as well.

Did you know that the modern-day word for flower in Persian (gol گل) is actually predominantly used to just mean rose in classical Persian?

Our first full moon of the year: Libra in Aries 🤍✨

«به چه لسان تو را شکر نمایم؟»

«بچه بادومه، نوه مغز بادوم» &hearts;️

Sahba Shayani

Los Angeles, California

Oxford, England

UCLA: Dept of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures

P: (310) 825-4165

E: sahba@ucla.edu