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Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
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yār | beloved, friend | یار | |
yār | friend | یار | |
yār | beloved, lover, friend | یار | |
yārab | the Divine | یارَب | |
yāré dabestāneeyé man | my classmate, my childhood school friend | یارِ دَبِستانیِ مَن | |
yāré man | my friend | یارِ مَن | |
yāré sheereenam | my sweet lover | یارِ شیرینَم | |
yavāshtar, lotfan | slower, please | یَواشتَر لُطفاً | |
yavāsh yavāsh pā sheem | slowly slowly start going | یَواش یَواش پا شیم | |
yāzdah | 11 | یازدَه | |
yé | a (one) | یِه | |
yé āsemoon bebāré | will rain down a sky full of tears | یِه آسِمون بِبارِه | |
yé chand modat hast | it's been a while, for a while | یِه چَند مُدَّت هَست | |
yé chand modat hast mashghoolé kār shodam | I've been busy with work for a while | یِه چَند مُدَّت هَست مَشغولِ کار شُدَم | |
yé dagheeghé khodet-ō bezār jāyé een badbakht-ā! | put yourself in the shoes of these poor people! | یِه دَقیقِه خودِتًو بِذار جایِ این بَدبَختا! | |
yek | one | یِک | |
yek | a | یک | |
yek | 1 | یِک | |
yé kalamé deegé harf nemeezané! | he can't even say one word anymore! | یِه کَلَمِه دیگِه حَرف نِمیزَنِه! | |
yek barādar | one brother | یِک بَرادَر |