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hamé paykar az gohar ō zaré boom… all forms of jewels and the wealth of the land… هَمِه پِیکَر اَز گُوهَر و زَرِّ بوم Shahnameh, Part 5
hamé rostanee zeeré kheesh āvareed they brought the plants under their dominion هَمِه رُستَنی زیرِ خویش آوَرید Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 4
hamé sāhebdelān-rā peeshé een ast this has forever been the work of the enlightened هَمِه صاحِب‌دِلان را پیشِه این اَست sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
hamé tālebé yār-and everyone is searching for the lover, everyone is a student of the lover هَمِه طالِبِ یارَند aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
haméyé all هَمِهٔ Talking with a Neighbor
hamkār co-worker, colleague هَمکار Meeting New People
hamkelās classmate هَمکِلاس How to Talk About School
hamkelāsee a (specific) classmate, the classmate هَمکِلاسی How to Talk About School
hamkelāseeyé jadeedetoon your new classmate هَمکِلاسیِ جَدیدِتون How to Talk About School
hamkelāseeyé jadeedetoon hastan is your new classmate هَمکِلاسیِ جَدیدِتون هَستَن How to Talk About School
ham khāné roommate; companion هَم خانِه deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
ham khāné shō become housemates with; live with هَم خانِه شو deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
hamkhāné shō become roommates with هَم خانِه شو deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4
hamoom bath حَموم House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
hamoon the same (as that) هَمون Meeting Up with Friends
hamoon chahār kalamé those same four words هَمون چَهار کَلَمِه A Separation, Part 5
hamoon hodoodā-st, beporseen that's about how much it is; ask around هَمون حُدودهاست، بِپُرسین A Separation, Part 1
hamsafar fellow traveler, fellow travelers, fellow passenger, fellow passengers هَمسَفَر Meeting New People
hamsar spouse (either wife or husband) هَمسَر How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
hamsāyé neighbor هَمسایِه Talking with a Neighbor