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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
nashāyad ké nāmat nahand ādamee	the title ‘human being’ you can’t share!	نَشایَد کِه نامَت نَهَند آدَمی	bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Intro
nasheen	don’t sit (informal)	نَشین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
nasheeneen	don’t sit (formal)	نَشینین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
na... shomā ké eenjā boodeen deegé, chand dagheeghé-rā deedeen ké...	no… you were here now; you saw the last few minutes, right…?	نَه... شُما کِه اینجا بودین دیگِه، چَند دَقیقه را دیدین کِه…	A Separation, Part 2
natarseedeem	we were not afraid	نترسیدیم	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2
na, teshné neestam	No, I’m not thirsty	نَه تِشنِه نیستَم.	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
navad	90	نَوَد	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
na vālā	literally: 'no to god', meaning: no, really	نَه والا	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
nay	reed-flute	نِی	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
nāz	sweet, dear	ناز	Babies
nāz	sweet	ناز	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
nāzee	sweetie	نازی	Babies
nāz kardan	to pet sweetly	ناز کردن	Babies
neek	good, right	نیک	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
neek-am	I am good	نیکَم	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
neem	Half	نيم	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
neenee	baby	نی‌‌نی	Babies
neenee koochooloo	little baby	نی‌نی کوچولو	Babies
neest	isn't	نیست	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
neest	It's not (shortened)	نیست	How to Talk About the Time and Weather

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