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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
pedaram	my father	پِدَرَم	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
pedaram neez beheshté abad az dast behesht	my father also lost the eternal heaven	پِدَرَم نیز بِهِشتِ اَبَد اَز دَست بِهِشت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Intro
pedar bozorg	grandfather	پِدَربُزُرگ	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pedar chon bedeedash benāleed zār	his father cried when he saw him	پِدَر چُون بِدیدَش بِنالید زار	Shahnameh, Part 4
pedar, sāmé yal, pahlevāné jahān	(your) father, the great warrior Sam, hero of the world	پِدَر سامِ یَل پَهلِوانِ جَهان	Shahnameh, Part 4
peeshé	calling, craft, habit, profession, regular practice, skill, trade	پیشِه	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
peeshee	cat	پیشی	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
peesh kesh	it's yours	پیش‌کِش	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
peeshoonee	forehead	پیشونی	Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
peeyādé rō	sidewalk	پیادِه رو	Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
pendāré neek	good thoughts	پِندارِ نیک	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
pesar	boy/son	پسر	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar	son (literally 'boy')	پِسَر	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names
pesar amé	cousin (boy of dad's sister)	پسرعمه	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar amé	cousin (boy of dad's sister)	پِسَر‌عَمِّه	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar amé	boy cousin (from paternal aunt)	پِسَرعَمِّه	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
pesar amoo	cousin (boy of mom's sister)	پسرعمو	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar amoo	boy cousin (from paternal uncle)	پِسَرعَمو	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
pesar dāyee	cousin (boy of dad's sister)	پسر دايي	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar dāyee	boy cousin (from maternal uncle)	پِسَردایی	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases

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