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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
āb	water	آب	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
āb	water	آب	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4
āb	water	آب	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai), Colors (Vocabulary Sprint), fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4
āb	water	اب	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
abā bachegānat bar āvardé-am!	and raised you with (my) children!	اَبا بَچِّگانَت بَر‌آوَردِه‌اَم	Shahnameh, Part 4
abad	eternal, eternity	اَبَد	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
ābād	beautiful, convenient, cultivated, elegant, fair, good, inhabitable, inhabited, populous	آباد	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 6
abā kheeshtan bar yekee paré man	may one of my wings in my splendor	اَبا خویشتَن بَر یِکی پَرِّ مَن	Shahnameh, Part 4
āb bā leemoo	water with lemon	آب با لیمو	How to Discuss Breakfast
āb bā yakh	water with ice	آب با یَخ	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
āb bedooné yakh	water without ice	آب بِدونِ یَخ	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
āb dādan	to water	آب دادَن	Talking with a Neighbor
ābee	a body of water, blue	آبی	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
ābee	blue	آبی	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors), Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
ābé joosh	boiled water	آبِ جوش	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
ābé ma'danee	mineral water	آبِ‌ مَعدَنی	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
ābé sheer	tap water	آبِ‌ شیر	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
āb jō	beer	آبجُو	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
āb meevé	fruit juice	آب میوِه	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
āb portoghāl	orange juice	آب پُرتُقال	How to Discuss Breakfast

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