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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
rāhat comfort راحَت Respect in the Persian Culture
rāhat comfort, repose; comfortable, at ease, easy راحَت Tārof When Welcoming Guests
rāhat comfortable راحَت The Concept of "ezāfé"
rāhat bāsh be comfortable راحَت باش Respect in the Persian Culture
rāhé beenesh path of insight راهِ بینِش sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 6
rāhnamāyee guidance راهنَمایی Thanking a Shopowner
rāh paymāyee walking راه پِیمای Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
rāh raftan walking راه رَفتَن Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
rānandegee kardan driving رانَندِگی کَردَن Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
rānandegee kardan to drive رانَندِگی کَردَن Giving Thanks
rang color رَنگ How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
rang-hā colors رَنگ‌ها How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
rasm tradition رَسم barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
rasmé fanā tradition of nothingness رَسمِ فَنا barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
ravā bāshad aknoon ké bardāramat now it's allowable for me to pick you up رَوا باشَد اَکنون کِه بَردارَمَت Shahnameh, Part 4
rāz secret راز raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
rāzee a secret رازی raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
rāzi boodan to be satisfied راضی بودَن Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
reekhtan to pour ریختَن Giving Thanks
rend wrongdoer, unruly person engaging in debauchery رِند aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2