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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| bar āvardé bee ranj ō bee roozegār | brought forth without effort, outside of time: | بَرآوَردِه بی رَنچ و بی روزِگار | Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 2 |
| barāyé beeroon raftan āmādé meesham | I get ready to go out | بَرایِ بیرون رَفتَن آمادِه می‌شَم | More about Daily Routines |
| barāyé chee bargashtee? | what did you come back for? | بَرایِ چی بَر‌گَشتی؟ | A Separation, Part 5 |
| barāyé eenké | because (for the reason that) | بَرایِ اینکِه | The Simple Past Tense |
| barāyé hameen kāré khoonatoon ō parastāree begam. | so that he could come for this job? | بَرایِ هَمین کارِ خونِهٔ‌تون و پَرَستاری بِگَم. | A Separation, Part 3 |
| barāyé kār paydātoon kardam | I found you for work | بَرایِ کار پِیداتون کَردَم | A Separation, Part 4 |
| barāyé khāb āmādé meesham | I get ready for sleep | بَرایِ خواب آمادِه می‌شَم | More about Daily Routines |
| barāyé man khat ō neshoon nakon! | don't give me an ultimatum! | بَرایِ مَن خَط و نِشون نَکُن! | A Separation, Part 5 |
| barāyé sardard cheezee dāreem? | do we have anything for a headache? | بَرایِ سَر دَرد چیزی داریم؟ | More About Pain and Illness |
| barāyé yek safaré kāree | on a business trip | بَرایِ یِک سَفَرِ کاری | Meeting New People |
| bā rāzé kohné | with a worn secret | با راز کهنه | raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro, raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3 |
| bār dār | pregnant | باردار | Babies |
| bar dārad | he/she/it takes off | بَردارَد | barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4 |
| bardāram | I lift, I will lift | بَردارَم | rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2 |
| bar dāshtan | to take off | بَرداشتَن | barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4 |
| bar gashtan | to return | بَرگَشتَن | How to Talk About Daily Routines |
| bar nadāram | I don't lift, I won't lift | بَرنَدارَم | rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2 |
| bar nagashtam | I didn't come back | بَر‌نَگَشتَم | A Separation, Part 5 |
| bar ō bāzooyé sheer ō khorsheed rooy | with the chest and arms of a lion, face of the sun | بَر و بازویِ شیر و خُورشید روی | Shahnameh, Part 5 |
| baroo bar nabeenee yek andāmé zesht | and you can't see a single ugly limb on any part of his body | بَرو بَر نَبینی یِک اَندامِ زِشت | Shahnameh, Part 1 |