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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
sosté	burnt	سستِ	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
sotoon	column	سُتون	dobāré meesāzamat vatan: Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan Part 2
sotoon bé	columns to	سُتون بِه	dobāré meesāzamat vatan: Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan Part 2
sotoon bé saghfé tō meezanam	I'll raise columns to your roof	سُتون بِه سَقفِ تُو می‌زَنَم
sotooné fagharāt	spine	سُتونِ فَقَرات	Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
soyé bachegān bord tā beshkarand	he carried him towards his children so they could hunt him	سُویِ بَچِّگان بُرد تا بِشکَرَند	Shahnameh, Part 2
soyé rāstash nāmvaré bekhradee	to his right, a renowned wise man	سُویِ راستَش ناموَرِ بِخرَدی	Shahnameh, Part 3
tā	so that, until	تا	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
tā	as long as, in order to, so that, until	تا	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
tā	so that, in order to	تا	Thanking a Shopowner
tā	to; in order to	تا	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
tā	as long as, as soon as, until, when; in order to	تا	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 6
tā	while/until	تا	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2, dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4, beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2, beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
tā abad	until eternity, for forever	تا اَبَد	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
tāb	burning, glow, heat, illumination, radiance, warmth	تاب	dobāré meesāzamat vatan: Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan Part 6
tā ba’d	until later	تا بَعد	How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
tabāyé'	characters, dispositions, natures, temperaments	طَبایِع	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 6
tabāyé' joz keshesh kāree nadānand	the elements know naught save attraction one to another	طَبایِع جُز کِشِش کاری نَدانَند	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
tā begooyam sharhé dardé eshteeyāgh	so the pain of yearning, I can impart	تا بگویم شَرحِ دَردِ اشتیاق	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Intro
tā begooyam sharhé dardé eshteeyāgh	so the pain of yearning, I can impart	تا بگویم شَرحِ دَردِ اشتیاق	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3

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