Persian / English Dictionary

Search and Hear the Persian Dictionary

Chai and Conversation Members can search the dictionary by English or by Persian (Farsi), and hear each of the words spoken by our host, Leyla!

Try Membership Free for 30 Days

Or, learn more about becoming a Chai and Conversation member.

Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
bedān khordé khoon az dō deedé chakān at that little one, blood dripping out of its two eyes بِدان خُردِه خون اَز دُو دیدِه چَکان Shahnameh, Part 2
bedān nāléyé zāré oo nangarand they paid no attention to those groans of his بِدان نالِهٔ زارِ او نَنگَرَند Shahnameh, Part 2
bé dasté chapash bar yekee moobadee to his left was a Zoroastrian priest بِه دَستِ چَپَش بَر یِکی موبَدی Shahnameh, Part 3
bedavam run بدوم dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
bedavam tā tahé dasht to run to the edge of the field بدوم تا ته دشت dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
bedavam tā taheé dasht run to the end of the field بدوم تا ته دشت dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
bedeen kooh farzand jooy āmad-ast has come to this mountain in search of his child بِدین کوه فَرزَند جوی آمَدَه‌ست Shahnameh, Part 4
bedoam to run dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
bedoam tā taheé dasht run to the end of the field بدوم تا ته دشت dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
bé donyā oomadan to be born بِه دُنیا اومَدَن Babies
bee without بی‌ sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
bee āzārat āram bedeen jāyegāh!" and bring you back to this abode, unharmed!" بی آزارَت آرَم بِدین جایِگاه Shahnameh, Part 4
bee āzār nazdeeké oo āramat" I'll bring you to him without (causing you any) trouble" بی آزار نَزدیکِ او آرَمَت Shahnameh, Part 4
beedār meesham I wake up بیدار می‌شَم More about Daily Routines
bee ehsās without feeling بی اِحساس Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
beegāné unfamiliar; unknown بیگانِه deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
bee gharār unstable بی‌قَرار rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
beegharāram I am unstable بی‌قَرارَم rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
bee hoselé without patience بی حوصِلِه Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
bee kas ō tanhā without anyone and alone بیکَس و تَنها raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2