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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| hezār | 1000 | هِزار | |
| hezārān | thousands | هِزاران | |
| hezārān jān zé har mooyat | thousands of souls from each strand of hair | هِزاران جان زِ هَر مویَت | |
| hezār ō haftsad ō dō | 1702 | هِزار و هَفتصَد و دُو | |
| hockey rooyé yakh | ice hockey | هاکی رویِ یَخ | |
| hokm | ruling, sentence | حُکم | |
| honarmand | artist | هُنَرمَند | |
| hoshyār | conscious, sober, purposeful | هُشیار | |
| host: bé restoorāné shāndeez khosh āmadeen! | Welcome to Shandeez restaurant! | میزبان: بِه رِستورانِ شاندیز خوش آمَدین! | |
| host: beseeyār āli, befarmāyeen een taraf. | Wonderful, please come this way. | میزبان: بِسیار عالی، بِفَرمایین این طَرَف. | |
| host: chand nafar hasteen? | How many are you? | میزبان: چَند نَفَر هَستین؟ | |
| hotel | hotel | هُتِل | |
| irānee-yam | I am Iranian | ایرانی‌اَم | |
| irānee-yan | They are Iranian | ایرانی‌اَن | |
| irānee-yé | He/she is Iranian | ایرانیِه | |
| irānee-yee | You are Iranian (informal) | ایرانی‌ای | |
| irānee-yeem | We are Iranian | ایرانی‌ایم | |
| irānee-yeen | You are Iranian (formal) | ایرانیی‌این | |
| ja’ad | curls | جَعد | |
| ja’adé geesooyat | the curls of your hair | جَعدِ گیسویَت |