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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
derakhsheedané oryāneemān the glowing of our nakedness درخشیدن عریانی‌مان fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4
derakht zeeyād dāreem, va dō tā We have lots of trees, and we have two دِرَخت زیاد داریم، وَ دوتا A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
deravad that he/she/it reaps دِرَوَد aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
derāz long دِراز raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
desser dessert دِسِر How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
deveest 200 دِویست More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
two دو fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
2 دو How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
two دو rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
dō barādar two brothers دو بَرادَر How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
docharkhé bicycle دُوچَرخِه How To Discuss Travel
dō charkhé savāree bicycle riding Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
docharkh savāree bike riding دوچَرخ سَواری Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
dockharkhé bicycle دوچَرخِه Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
dō dokhtar two daughters دو دُختَر How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
do-eedan running Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
dō hezār 2000 دو هِزار More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
dokhtar daughter (literally 'girl') دُختَر How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names
dokhtar girl/daughter دختر Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
dokhtar amé cousin (girl of dad's sister) دختر عمه Families (Vocabulary Sprint)