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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
shegeftee namāyandéyé nō bé nō always displaying new wonders, one after another شِگِفتی نَمایَندِهٔ نُو بِه نُو Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 2
shehr poem شِعر Transition to Persian Poetry
shekar sugar شِکَر How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
shekāyat complaint شِکایَت beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
shekāyat meekonad it complains شِکایَت می‌کُند beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
shenā kardan to swim شِنا کَردَن Present Continuous Tense
shenā kon swim شِنا کُن Present Continuous Tense
shō (you informal) become! شو deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 2
shō night شو khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
shō become! شُو sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
sho'ār battle cry, custom, motto, slogan, tradition شُعار sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
sho'āree a battle cry, custom, motto, slogan, tradition شُعاری sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
shod he/she/it became شُد sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
shod to become stem شُد Compound Verbs
shod became شُد beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
shod he/she/it became شُد payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
shodam I became شُدَم beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
shodan to become شُدَن Compound Verbs
shod yekee deegar gozasht az noor dar another one (of the moths) went and passed through the light (of the candle) شُد یِکی دیگَر گُذَشت اَز نور دَر Parable of the Moths, Part 2
shod yekee parvāné tā ghasree zé door one (of the moths) went out (i.e. flew) to a palace (and), from a distance شُد یِکی پَروانِه تا قَصری زِ دور Parable of the Moths, Part 1