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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
koochak small کوچک fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
koocheek small کوچیک How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
koocheektar smaller کوچیک‌تَر How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
koocheektareen smallest کوچیک‌تَرین How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
koodak child کودَک aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
koodak small child کودَک Babies
koodakān children کودَکان aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
koo-ee an alley کو‌ای aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
kooh mountain کوه dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4, raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
koohāyee ché boland such tall mountains کوه‌های چه بلند dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
koohé bolandé bozorg the tall big mountain کوهِ بُلَندِ بُزُرگ The Concept of "ezāfé"
koohhāyee mountains کوه‌های dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
k’oo khabar ārad zé matloob andakee to (go and) bring back a little news/information about our beloved/object of desire (i.e. the candle) کو خَبَر آرَد زِ مَطلوب اَندَکی Parable of the Moths, Part 1
k’oo khabar ārad zé matloob andakee to (go and) bring back a little news/information about our beloved/object of desire (i.e. the candle) کو خَبَر آرَد زِ مَطلوب اَندَکی
kootāh short کوتاه The Concept of "ezāfé"
kooy vicinity, direction, neighborhood کوی payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
kooy alley, suburb کوی rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
kooyat your alley/suburb کویَت rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
kooyé kharābāt back alleys of disrepute, street of the winehouse کویِ خَرابات aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
kosh happy/content خوش khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2