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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
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
nakhāhad az oo bandegee kerdegār (and so) the creator does not ask for their devotion نَخواهَد اَز او بَندِگی کِردِگار Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 4
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 aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
nakon don't do نَکُن khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
nālān weepy نالان beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
nåleedé-and wailing نالیده‌ِاند beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2