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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
afsāné fantasy اَفسانِه shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
afsordé depressed اَفسُردِه Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
āftāb sun آفتاب How to Talk About the Time and Weather
agar if اَگَر payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
agar if اَگر khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
agar if اَگَر payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
agar if اَگَر aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
agar if اَگَر payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
agar if اَگَر barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
agar az sharāb mastee if you are drunk off wine اگر اَز شَراب مستی khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
agar bā māh rokhee neshastee If you are sitting next to a moon faced girl اَگَربا ماهرُخی نِشَستی khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
agar fekr meekoneed ké meetooneen, man dar khedmatetoon hastam if you think you can, I am at your service اَگَر فِکر می‌کُنید کِه می‌تونین، مَن دَر خِدمَتِتون هَستَم A Separation, Part 1
agar zé bādé mastee if you are drunk off wine اَگر زِ بادِه مَستی khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
āghā Mr. آقا The Concept of "ezāfé"
āghā bourneuf Mr. Bourneuf آقایِ بورنُف The Concept of "ezāfé"
aghd wedding ceremony عقد Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
āghebat consequence عاقِبَت aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
āghebat future, fate عاقِبَت payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
āghebaté kār the fruits of labor عاقِبَتِ کار aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
āghebaté kāré jahān the conclusion of the work of the world عاقِبَتِ کار جَهان khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3