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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| va (man) sā’até hasht sobhāné meekohram | and I eat breakfast at 8 | وَ (مَن) ساعَتِ هَشت صُبحانِه میخورَم | |
| vān | bathtub | وان | |
| va natarseedeem | and we were not afraid | و نترسیدیم | |
| v'andar | and into | و اَندر | |
| vāngah | and then | وآنگه | |
| vār | like | وار | |
| varzesh | exercise | وَرزِش | |
| varzeshé goroohee | team sports | وَرزِشِ گُروهی | |
| varzeshé tak nafaré | individual sport | وَرزِشِ تَک نَفَرِه | |
| va sameemeeyaté tanhāmān dar tarāree | and the intimacy of our bodies in playfulness | و صمیمیت تنهامان در ....... | |
| va sameemeeyaté tan hāman, dar tarāree va derakhsheedané oryāneemān meslé falsé māheehā dar āb sokhan az zendegeeyé noghreyeeyé | and the intimacy of our bodies, and the glow of our nakedness, like fish scales in the water. I am talking about the silvery life of a song which a small fountain sings at dawn | ||
| vasaté hafté | middle of the week | وَسَطِ هَفتِه | |
| vasaté hafté kār meekonam | I work in the middle of the week | وَسَطِ هَفتِه کار میکُنَم | |
| vasaté shahr | center of town | وَسَطِ شَهر | |
| va sedāyash hamchon neyzeyé kootāhee, pahnāyé ofogh rā paymood khabaré mā rā bā khod khāhad bord bé shahr | and the sound of which traversed the breadth of the horizon like a short spear will carry the news of us to the city | ||
| vaseeleyé naghleeyé | transportation | وَسیلِه نَقلیِه | |
| va shanbé raftam pārk | and Saturday I went to the park | وَ شَنبِه رَفتَم پارک | |
| vasl | joining | وَصلِ | |
| vāterpolo | water polo | واتِر پُولُو | |
| vazé haml | birth/labor | وَضعِ حَمل |