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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
vāterpolo	water polo		Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
vazé haml	birth/labor	وضع حمل	Babies
veerāné	ruin	ویرانِه	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
vō	and	و	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
volleybāll	volleyball		Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
woman: man ābé bedooné yakh meekhām.	I would like water without ice.	خانُم: مَن آبِ بِدونِ یَخ می‌خوام.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
yād	memory	یاد	shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
yagheen	certainty	یَقین	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
yakh	ice	یَخ	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
yakh chāl	refrigerator	یَخچال	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
yā meeree bā een yāroo masalat-ō hal meekonee	either you go solve your problem with this guy	یا می‌ری با این یارو مَسئَلَتُو حَل می‌کُنی	A Separation, Part 5
yār	beloved, lover, friend	یار	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
yār	beloved, lover, friend	یار	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
yār	friend	یار	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
yār	beloved, friend	یار	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3
yār	beloved, lover, friend	یار	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
yārab	the Divine	یارَب	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3
yāré dabestāneeyé man	my classmate, my childhood school friend	یارِ دَبِستانیِ مَن	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
yāré man	my friend	یارِ مَن	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
yāré sheereenam	my sweet lover	یارِ شیرینَم	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5

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