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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| yé zahmatee bekesheen | do me a favor | یِه زَحمَتی بِکِشین | |
| zaboon | tongue | زَبون | |
| zafarān | saffron | زَعفَران | |
| zafaroon | saffron | زَعفَرون | |
| zāhed | ascetic | زاهِد | |
| zahmatee neest | it's no trouble | زَحمَتی نیست | |
| zahmat kam koneem | let's lift the burden | زَحمَت کَم کُنیم | |
| zahmat nakesh | don't go through trouble | زَحمَت نَکِش | |
| zamān | time, epoch, period, age, season | زَمان | |
| zamān | zamān | زَمان | |
| zamānee | sometime | زَمانی | |
| zameen | floor | زَمین | |
| zameen | land, ground, floor | زَمین | |
| zan | thoughts | ظَن | |
| zan | woman | زَن | |
| zan | wife (literally 'woman') | زَن | |
| zan: āhā, een ham fekré khoobee-yé. chee dorost bokoneem? | Ah, that's a good idea, too. What should we make? | زَن: آها، این هَم فِکرِ خوبیِه. چی دُرُست بُکُنیم؟ | |
| zanam chāhār māh hāmel-ast | my wife is four months pregnant | زَنَم جَهار ماه حامِلِه اَست | |
| zanam hāmel-ast | my wife is pregnant | زَنَم حامِلِه اَست | |
| zan: bāshé, espāgetti! meetooneem yek feelmé eetāliyāyee ham kerāyé koneem va hameen jā, too khooné negāh koneem! | Okay, spaghetti! We can rent an Italian movie and watch it here at home. | زَن: باشِه، اسپاگِتی! می‌تونیم یِک فیلمِ ایتالیایی هَم کِرایِه کُنیم وَ هَمین جا، تو خونِه نِگاه کُنیم! |