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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
dast	hand	دَست	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
dastam dard meekoné	my hand/arm hurts	دَستَم دَرد می‌کُنِه	More About Pain and Illness
dāstān	story	داستان	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
dast dard dāram	I have a hand/arm ache	دَست دَرد دارَم	More About Pain and Illness
dast darkash kard bā ātash bé ham	it took the fire in its arms (i.e. embraced it)	دَست دَرکَش کَرد با آتَش بِه هَم	Parable of the Moths, Part 3
dasté khālee	empty-handed	دَستِ خالی	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
dasté por	full-handed	دَستِ پُر	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
dasté shomā dard nakoné	I hope your hand doesn't hurt (thank you)	دَستِ شُما دَرد نَکُنِه	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
dastet dard nakoné	thank you expression (informal)	دَستِت دَرد نَکُنِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
dastet dard nakoné	literally: 'I hope your hand doesn’t hurt (informal).' meaning: thank you!	دَستِت دَرد نَکُنِه	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
dastetoon dard nakoné	thank you expression (formal)	دَستِتون دَرد نَکُنِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
dast-hā	hands/arms	دَست‌ها	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
dastshoowee	bathroom (handwashing room)	دَستشویی	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
dast shoowee	hand washing sink	دَستشویی	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
dāvar	referee	داوَر	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
da'vat	invitation	دَعوَت	Meeting New People
da'vatam kardeen	you invited me	دَعوَتَم کَردین	Meeting New People
da'vat kardan	to invite	دَعوَت کَردَن	Meeting New People
davāzdah	12	دَوازدَه	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
david tarafé chapé john-é.	David is to the left of John	داوید طَرَفِ چَپِ جانِه.	Prepositions

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