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For the various directions and regions dik or countries desha, different names are known. A branch-town or a resting place is called a Sarai original: "sarāyaḥ," from Persian "Sarāī," an inn or rest house for travelers. A town nagara is referred to as a Qasba original: "kasavā," from Arabic/Persian "Qasbah". A city nagara is called a Shahar original: "sahara," from Persian "Shahar", while a great city mahānagara is also designated as such. A marketplace haṭṭa or a place of trade is known as a Bazaar original: "bījāra," from Persian "Bāzār".

A trading port or mart pattana is called a Ganj original: "gaṃjaḥ," from Persian "Ganj," often referring to a grain market or treasury. A rampart or a protective wall vapra is called a Diwar original: "divāra," from Persian "Dīwār". A house or a temple mandira may be called a Khana original: "khānaḥ," from Persian "Khānah". A bathhouse or a place for bathing snāna-gṛha is known as a Hammam original: "hammāma," from Arabic/Persian "Hammām". A cellar or underground room is a Tehkhana original: "takhānā," from Persian "Tah-khānah", while a temple of the gods deva-bhavana is also specified.

A place for prayer or a mosque is a Masjid original: "mahajīdha," from Arabic/Persian "Masjid". A rest house for travelers dharma-śālā is associated with the Karwan original: "kāravāṃ," referring to a Caravanserai. A road or established path is called a Rasta original: "rāstith," from Persian "Rāstah". A house mandira or a place sthāna is generally a Khana. A shed for cows go-goṣṭha is called a Gao-khana original: "gāva-khānā," from Persian "Gāw-khānah".

A cage or a lattice-window pañjara is mentioned. A palace or mansion saudha is called a Mahal original: "mahale," from Arabic/Persian "Mahal". A stable for horses is a Paiga original: "pāgā". Regarding the upper rooms of a building upari-bhavana, various terms for pavilions are given. A house with a thatched roof gehe is called a Chhappar original: "chhapparaḥ," a common South Asian term for a thatched roof. A door dvāra is known by the name Darwaza original: "daravājā," from Persian "Darwāzah".

The wooden plank or leaf of a door kapāṭa is called a Takhta original: "taktaḥ," from Persian "Takhtah". A lock is called a Qufl original: "kulufuḥ," from Arabic/Persian "Qufl", while a bolt or key is a Kili or Dasta meaning handle or grip. A staircase or steps are called Zinah original: "jīnera," from Persian "Zīnah". The base or foot of a structure is the Paya original: "pāyā," from Persian "Pāyah".

A window or lattice is a Jaloka. For a courtyard aṅgana, the term Sangi is used. A horizontal cross-beam tiryak-kāṣṭha is described, and the upper ceiling or roof is called a Sarag likely from Persian "Sarf" or "Sقف" (Saqf). A bridge setu is known as a Pul original: "pula," from Persian "Pul". In terms of distance, a Kosh a traditional Indian measure of distance, approx. 2 miles remains a Kosh. A distance of two leagues is called a Farsakh original: "pharsaiṃgo," from Persian "Farsakh". A boundary or border sīman is famously known as a Sarhad original: "sarahada," from Persian "Sarhad". A village is a Grama, and a human being or man is called an Adam original: "ādamo," from Arabic/Persian "Ādam".