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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
bokon (you informal) do! بُکن
bokonam that I do, that I make, may I do! may I make! بُکُنَم
boland tall بلند
boland long بُلَند
bolbol songbird بُلبُل
boo smell بو
bood he/she/it was بود
bood to be stem بود
boodan to be بودَن
boodan to be بودَن
boom balcony بوم
boos kiss بوس
boos bedé give me a kiss بوس بِدِه
booseyé tō your kiss (informal) بوسه‌ی تو
booyeè alaf the smell of grass بوی علف
bordan to carry, win بُردَن
bordan winning بُردَن
borghé a type of hejab بُرقِع
borō go! بُرو
borō go! بُرو