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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
nābarādaree stepbrother نابرادرى Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
nabāt rock candy نَبات More About Pain and Illness
nabāyad mustn’t/shouldn’t نَبایَد Talking about Wants and Possibilities
nabāyad must not نَبایَد shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
na, bé khodā no, by god نَه، بِه خُدا Introducing "Tārof"
nabood eech farzand mar-sām-rā Sam had no child نَبود ایچ فَرزَند مَر سام را Shahnameh, Part 1
nadārad he/she/it doesn't have نَدارَد sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
na deegé not really نَه دیگِه A Separation, Part 1
nafeer inside of an instrument (cry) نَفیر beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
nafeeram my insides نَفیرَم beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
nāghedé eeshān chō deed oo-rā zé door when their pundit/sage saw it (i.e. this moth) from afar ناقِدِ ایشان چُو دید او را زِ دور Parable of the Moths, Part 4
nāghedesh goft "een neshān neest, ay azeez the pundit/sage said (to the second moth), “this is not a (true) sign/evidence (of the candle), my dear ناقِدِش گُفت این نِشان نیست اِی عَزیز Parable of the Moths, Part 3
nāghodee k’oo dāsht dar majma' mahee a pundit/sage who had a position of authority/honor among them (i.e. the moths) ناقُدی کو داشت دَر مَجمَعِ مَهی Parable of the Moths, Part 2
na, gorosné neestam No, I’m not hungry نَه گُرُسنِه نیستَم How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
nagreest he/she/it didn't cry/weep نَگریست sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
nāhār lunch ناهار How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals, Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
nāhār hāzer-é Lunch is ready. ناهار حاضِرِه How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
nāhār khordan to eat lunch ناهار خوردَن How to Talk About Daily Routines
najost did not seek نَجُست beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
nakard he/she/it didn't do نَکَرد shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2