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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
sarafrāztar kas meeyāné mehān	proudest among the greats	سَر‌اَفراز‌تَر کَس میانِ مِهان	Shahnameh, Part 4
sārā jān	dear Sara	سارا جان	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
sārā joon	dear Sara	سارا جون	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
sāra khooné dāré	Sara has a house	سارا خونِه دارِه.	The verb ‘To Have’
sāra khooné nadāré	Sara doesn’t have a house	سارا خونِه نَدارِه.	The verb ‘To Have’
saram dard meekoné	my head hurts	سَرَم دَرد می‌کُنِه	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body, More About Pain and Illness
saram-ō bord	literally 'it took my head,' meaning 'it's very loud'	سَرَمُو بُرد	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
saram-ō bordee	literally 'you took my head' (informal), meaning 'you talk too much'	سَرَمُو بُردی	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
sarāpāyé koodak hamé bengareed!	all of you look at the child from head to toe!	سَراپایِ کودَک هَمِه بِنگَرید	Shahnameh, Part 4
sārā tarafé rāsté maryam-é.	Sara is to the right of Maryam	سارا طَرَفِ راستِ مریَمِه.	Prepositions
sar az pāyat	my head from your foot	سَر اَز پایَت	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
sard	cold	سَرد	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
sar dard dāram	I have a headache	سَر دَرد دارَم	More About Pain and Illness
sard-é	It's cold	سَردِه	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
sardee va garmee	hotness and coldness	سَردی وَ گَرمی	Persian Food
saree'	fast, speedy	سَریع	Meeting on the Street
saree'tar savār shō	get in quicker!	سَریع‌تَر سَوار شُو	Meeting on the Street
saré gāz naré	he shouldn't go to the stove	سَرِ گاز نَرِه	A Separation, Part 1
saré kooh	head (top) of the mountain	سر کوه	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
saresh bé rooyé sang-é	rest their head on a rock	سَرِش بِه رویِ سَنگِه	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro

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