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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
meslé	like; similar to	مثل	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
meslé falsé māheehā dar āb	like the gills of fish in water	مثل فلس ماهی‌ها در آب	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4
meslé gol	like a flower	مِثلِ گُل	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
meslé khābé damé sobh	like the sleep of the early morning	مثل خواب دم شب	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
meslé khābé damé sobh	like the sleep of the morning	مِثلِ خوابِ دمِ صُبح	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
meslé yek beesheyé noor	like a beam of light	مثل یک بیشه نور	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
meslé yek beesheyé noor	like a grove of light	مِثلِ یِک بیشِه‌ٔ نور	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
metrō	subway	مِترُو	How To Discuss Travel
miniāture	classic Persian drawing	مینیاتور	Transition to Persian Poetry
mo'arefee	introduction	مُعَرِفی	Meeting New People
mo'arefee kardan	to introduce	مُعَرِفی کَردَن	Meeting New People
mobl	couch	مُبل	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
modām	constant	مُدام	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
modāmam	my constant state	مُدامَم	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
modāmam mast meedārad	it puts me in a constant state of drunkenness	مُدامَم مَست می‌دارَد	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
modat	a while, a period of time	مُدَّت	Meeting Up with Friends
modeer	principal, headmaster, headmistress	مُدیر	How to Talk About School
mofasal	epic	مُفَصَّل	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
mofasal	detailed, in detail	مُفَصَّل	Meeting Up with Friends
mohabat	affection, kindness, love	مُحَبَّت	Giving Thanks

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