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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
agar bee eshgh boodee jāné ālam	if the world’s existence was bereft of love	اَگَر بی‌ عِشق بودی جانِ عالَم	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
agar fekr meekoneed ké meetooneen, man dar khedmatetoon hastam	if you think you can, I am at your service	اَگَر فِکر می‌کُنید کِه می‌تونین، مَن دَر خِدمَتِتون هَستَم	A Separation, Part 1
agar man gonāhee gerān kardé-am	if I have committed a great sin	اَگَر مَن گُناهی گِران کَردِه‌اَم	Shahnameh, Part 1
agar zé bādé mastee	if you are drunk off wine	اَگر زِ بادِه مَستی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
āghā	Mr., sir	آقا	Getting Attention
āghā	Mr.	آقا	The Concept of "ezāfé"
āghā bourneuf	Mr. Bourneuf	آقایِ بورنُف	The Concept of "ezāfé"
āghāyé shams	Mr. Shams	آقایِ شَمس	Getting Attention
aghd	wedding ceremony	عَقد	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
āghebat	future, fate	عاقِبَت	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
āghebat	consequence	عاقِبَت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
āghebaté kār	the fruits of labor	عاقِبَتِ کار	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
āghebaté kāré jahān	the conclusion of the work of the world	عاقِبَتِ کار جَهان	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
āghel	wise	عاقِل	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
āh!	oh!	آه!	Getting Attention
āhāy!	hey! hey, you!	آهای!	Meeting on the Street
ahsant	excellent, well done	اَحسَنت	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
ahvāl porsee	asking how people are doing	اَحوال‌پُرسی	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
aidee	gift	عیدی	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
aidé shomā mobārak	Happy New Year	عید شُما مُبارَک	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)

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