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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
shām	dinner	شام	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals, Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
sham' bā khod kardé ham rangesh zé noor	the candle having rendered the moth the same radiant color as itself (i.e. the moth has become one with the candle)	شَمع با خود کَردِه هَم رَنگِش زِ نور	Parable of the Moths, Part 4
sham’é deedé	the candle of seeing	شَمعِ دیدِه	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3
shāmé mofasal	a complete dinner	شامِ مُفَصَّل	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
sham’ ghāleb gasht ō oo maghloob shod	(but) the candle (i.e. its heat) won out, and it (i.e. the moth) became overpowered	شَمع غالِب گَشت و او مَغلوب شُد	Parable of the Moths, Part 2
shām hāzer-é	Dinner is ready.	شام حاضِرِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
shām meekhoram	I eat dinner	شام می‌خورَم	Present Continuous Tense
shamsé tabriz	Shams of Tabriz	شَمسِ تَبریز	Transition to Persian Poetry
shanbé	Saturday	شَنبِه	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
shanbé tā panjshanbé	Saturday to Thursday	شَنبِه تا پَنجشَنبِه	How to Talk About Daily Routines
sharāb	wine	شراب	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
sharāb	wine	شَراب	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai), khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
sharābé ghermez	red wine	شَرابِ قِرمِز	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
sharābé sefeed	white wine	شَرابِ سِفید	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
sharbat	flavored water	شَربَت	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
sharee'at	Sharia law	شَریعَت	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
sharhé	description of	شَرحِ	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
sharhé sharhé	bit by bit, cut	شَرحِه شَرحِه	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
shast	60	شَصت	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
shavee	to become; will become	شَوی	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5

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