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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
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	Parable of the Moths, Part 3
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	Parable of the Moths, Part 2
na, gorosné neestam	No, I’m not hungry	نَه گُرُسنِه نیستَم	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
nagreest	he/she/it didn't cry/weep	نَگریست	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
nāhār	lunch	ناهار	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals, Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
nāhār hāzer-é	Lunch is ready.	ناهار حاضِرِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
nāhār khordan	to eat lunch	ناهار خوردَن	How to Talk About Daily Routines
najost	did not seek	نَجُست	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
nakard	he/she/it didn't do	نَکَرد	shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
nakard oo bekhordan az ān khord yād	he never thought again about eating of that little one	نَکَرد او بِخُوردَن اَز آن خُرد یاد	Shahnameh, Part 2
nakhāhand	they won't	نَخواهَند	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
nākhāharee	stepsister	ناخواهرى	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
nakhandeed	he/she/it didn't laugh/smile	نَخَندید	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
nākhoon	fingernail	ناخون	Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
nakhor!	Don’t eat! (informal)	نَخور	Review of Unit 3
nakhord	he/she didn't eat	نخورد	Review of Unit 3
nakhordan	to not eat	نَخوردَن	Review of Unit 3
nakhoreen!	Don’t eat! (formal)	نَخورین	Review of Unit 3
nakhosteen ké ātesh bé jonbesh dameed	as the fire first stirred and breathed/rose	نَخُستین کِه آتِش بِه جُنبِش دَمید	Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 2
nakon	don't do	نَکُن	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2

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