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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
jānam	my dear	جانَم	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
jānam-ee	you are my dear	جانَمی	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
jānān	the dearest	جانان	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
jāné ālam	essence of the world	جانِ عالَم	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
jān ō del	life and heart, heart and soul	جان و دِل	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
jān ō del-rā meekhāstand	they were requesting the heart and soul	جان و دِل را می‌خواستَند	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
jān ō del-rā meekhāstand az āsheghān	in the path of Love, a Lover is asked to give away his heart and his soul	جان و دِل را می‌خواستَند اَز عاشِقان	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Intro
jān ō del-rā meekhāstand az āsheghān	in the path of Love, a Lover is asked to give away his heart and his soul	جان و دِل را می‌خواستَند اَز عاشِقان	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
jān ō del-rā meesepāram	I surrender my heart and soul	جان و دِل را می‌سِپارَم	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
jān ō del-rā meesepāram rooz ō shab	I offer my heart and soul night and day	جان و دِل را می‌سِپارَم روز و شَب	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Intro
jān ō del-rā meesepāram rooz ō shab	I offer my heart and soul night and day	جان و دِل را می‌سِپارَم روز و شَب	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
jāpon	Japan	ژاپُن	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
jāt khāli	lit: Your place is empty (You are missed)	جات خالى	Review of Unit 2
jātoon khalee bood	literally 'your space was empty,' meaning 'you were missed (formal)'	جاتون خالى بود	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
jātoon khālee-yé	literally: 'your place is empty (formal).' meaning: you were missed	جاتون خالیِه	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
jātoon sabz bood	literally: 'your place was green (formal).' meaning: you were missed	جاتون سَبز بود	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
jāveedān	forever	جاویدان	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
jāyé badee	a bad spot	جایِ بَدی	Meeting on the Street
jāyé badee eestādam	I stopped in a bad spot	جایِ بَدی ایستادَم	Meeting on the Street
jedee?	really? seriously?	جِدّی؟	Meeting Up with Friends

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