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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| yek shabee parvānegān jam' āmadand | one night, the moths gathered together | یِک شَبی پَروانِگان جَمع آمَدَند | |
| yekshambé | Sunday | یِکشَنبِه | |
| yekshanbé | Sunday | یِکشَنبِه | |
| yekshanbé-hā mad men tamāshā meekonam | On Sundays, I watch Mad Men | یِکشَنبِهها مَد مِن تَماشا میکُنَم | |
| yé pesar | a son/one son | یِه پِسَر | |
| yé rooz deevooné boodam | there was a time I was young and wild | یه روز دیوونه بودم | |
| yé zahmatee bekesheen | do me a favor | یِه زَحمَتی بِکِشین | |
| zaboon | tongue | زَبون | |
| zafarān | saffron | زَعفَران | |
| zafaroon | saffron | زَعفَرون | |
| zāhed | ascetic | زاهِد | |
| zahmatee neest | it's no trouble | زَحمَتی نیست | |
| zahmat kam koneem | let's lift the burden | زَحمَت کَم کُنیم | |
| zahmat nakesh | don't go through trouble | زَحمَت نَکِش | |
| zamān | time, epoch, period, age, season | زَمان | |
| zamān | zamān | زَمان | |
| zamānee | sometime | زَمانی | |
| zameen | floor | زَمین | |
| zameen | land, ground, floor | زَمین | |
| zan | wife (literally 'woman') | زَن |