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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
safar khosh	safe travels	سَفَر خوش	How To Discuss Travel
sāfee	colander, purifier	صافی	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
sag	dog	سَگ	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
saghf	ceiling	سَقف	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
sag pāyeené meezé.	The dog is below the table.	سَگ پایینِ میزِه.	Prepositions
sahar	morning	سحر‌	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
sahar gāhān	early morning	سحر‌گاهان	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
sāheb	owner	صاحِب‌	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
sāhebdelān	the courageous, pious, pure-hearted, wise (people)	صاحِب‌دِلان	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
sahrā	desert	صَحرا	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
sāl	year	سال	Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
sālād	salad	سالاد	Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
salām	hello	سَلام	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
salām	hello	سَلام	Talking with a Neighbor
salām	hi	سَلام	A Separation, Part 4
salām, āghā keyvān, owzā' chetor-é?	hello, Mr. Keyvan, how are things?	سَلام، آقا کِیوان، اُوضاع چِطُورِه؟	Talking with a Neighbor
salāmat bāshan	may they be healthy	سَلامَت باشَن	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
salāmat bāshee	may you be healthy	سَلامَت باشی	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
salām beresoon	say hello	سَلام بِرِسون	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
salām bé rooyé māhet	nice to see you	سَلام بِه رویِ ماهِت	Meeting Up with Friends

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