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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| nakhāhand | they won't | نَخواهَند | |
| nākhāharee | stepsister | ناخواهرى | |
| nākhoon | fingernail | ناخون | |
| nakhor! | Don’t eat! (informal) | نَخور | |
| nakhord | he/she didn't eat | نخورد | |
| nakhordan | to not eat | نَخوردَن | |
| nakhoreen! | Don’t eat! (formal) | نَخورین | |
| nakon | don't do | نَکُن | |
| nakon | don't do | نَکُن | |
| nālān | weepy | نالان | |
| nåleedé-and | wailing | نالیدهِاند | |
| nām | name | نام | |
| nāmādaree | step mother | نامادرى | |
| namak | salt | نَمَک | |
| na, mamnoon-am | no, thank you | نَه، ممنونَم | |
| na man az pardé-yé taghvā bé dar oftādam o bas | it’s not only me who fell from the veil of piety | نَه مَن اَز پَردِهٔ تَقوا بِه دَراُفتادَم و بَس | |
| na, man fe’lan mojarad-am | no, I'm currently single | نِه، مَن فِعلاً مُجَرَّدَم | |
| na, (man) kāram-ō doost nadāram | no, I don’t like my job | نَه، (مَن) کارَمُو دوست نَدارَم | |
| na, man neemeekhām begam ké shomā-rō meeshenāsam. nagoftam meeyām eenjā barāyé kār… | I don’t want him to know that you know me. I didn’t tell him I was coming here for work. | نَه، مَن نِمیخوام بِگَم کِه شُما رو میشِناسَم. نَگفتَم میآم اینجا بَرایِ (بَرِه) کار… | |
| na, merci | no, thank you | نَه، مِرسی |