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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
irānee-yeen You are Iranian (formal) ایرانیی‌این The verb ‘To Be’
jā place جا Meeting on the Street
ja’ad curls جَعد barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
ja’adé geesooyat the curls of your hair جَعدِ گیسویَت barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
jadeed new جَدید How to Talk About School
jādoo magic جادو barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
jahān world جَهان shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
jahān world جَهان barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
jahān the world جَهان khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
jahān world, universe جَهان rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
jahān world جَهان sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
jahān bee khāké eshgh ābee nadārad without the soil of love the earth has no seas جَهان بی‌ خاکِ عِشق آبی نَدارَد sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
jahān eshgh-ast ō deegar zargh-sāzee the world IS love; all else, a deceptive charade جَهان عِشقَست و دیگَر زَرق‌سازی sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
jāmee a cup, a chalice جامی aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
jān life جان rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
jān dear جان How to Talk About Love and Friendship
jān soul جان barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
jān life, soul جان payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
jān essence, life-force, soul جان sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
jān life; also used as a term of endearment-- dear جان deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
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