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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| mozāhem nabāsham | I don't want to be trouble | مُزاحِم نَباشَم | |
| mozāhem nabāsheem | we don't want to be trouble | مُزاحِم نَباشیم | |
| mozāhem neestee | you are not trouble (informal) | مُزاحِم نیستی | |
| mozāhem neesteen | you are not trouble (formal) | مُزاحِم نیستین | |
| na | no | نَه | |
| na | no, not | نَه | |
| na | no, not | نَه | |
| na, ayb nadāré. oon ham jāyé pedaram-é | no, no worries, I would treat him as I treat my father | نَه، عِیب (عِب) نَدارِه. اون هَم جایِ پِدَرَمِه | |
| na bābā | literally: 'no father', meaning: no way | نَه بابا | |
| nābarādaree | stepbrother | نابرادرى | |
| nabāt | rock candy | نَبات | |
| nabāyad | mustn’t/shouldn’t | نَبایَد | |
| nabāyad | must not | نَبایَد | |
| na, bé khodā | no, by god | نَه، بِه خُدا | |
| na deegé | not really | نَه دیگِه | |
| nafeer | inside of an instrument (cry) | نَفیر | |
| nafeeram | my insides | نَفیرَم | |
| nāghedé eeshān chō deed oo-rā zé door | when their pundit/sage saw it (i.e. this moth) from afar | ناقِدِ ایشان چُو دید او را زِ دور | |
| nāghedesh goft "een neshān neest, ay azeez | the pundit/sage said (to the second moth), “this is not a (true) sign/evidence (of the candle), my dear | ناقِدِش گُفت این نِشان نیست اِی عَزیز | |
| nāghodee k’oo dāsht dar majma' mahee | a pundit/sage who had a position of authority/honor among them (i.e. the moths) | ناقُدی کو داشت دَر مَجمَعِ مَهی |