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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
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
rend wrongdoer, unruly person engaging in debauchery, sage رِند rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
rendān wrongdoers, unruly people engaging in debauchery رِندان aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
rendee a wrongdoer, an unruly person engaging in debauchery, a sage رِندی rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
reseedam I arrived رسیدم raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
reseedan to arrive رِسیدَن How To Discuss Travel
resoondan to deliver رِسوندَن Meeting on the Street
restoorān restaurant رِستوران How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work, Food (Vocabulary Sprint), How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
rezāi hastam, farzāné I'm Farzaneh Rezai رِضایی هَستَم، فَرزانِه Meeting New People
go! رو payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
robh quarter رُبع How to Talk About the Time and Weather
rokh face رُخ khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
roo on رو deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4