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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
dokhtar amé cousin (boy of mom's sister) دخترعمه Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
dokhtar amé girl cousin (from paternal aunt) دُختََرعَمِه How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
dokhtar amoo cousin (boy of mom's sister) دختر عمو Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
dokhtar amoo girl cousin (from paternal uncle) دُختَرعَمو How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
dokhtar dāyee cousin (girl of dad's sister) دختر دايي Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
dokhtar dāyee girl cousin (from maternal uncle) دُختَر دایی How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
dokhtaré man my daughter دُختَرِ مَن How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names
dokhtar khālé cousin (boy of mom's sister) دختر خاله Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
dokhtar khālé girl cousin (from maternal aunt) دُختَرخالِه How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
dō nām two names دو نام fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
donyā world دنیا Babies
donyā world دُنیا rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
doogh yogurt drink دوغ How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
doogh doogh دوغ Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
doomād husband داماد Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
doonest he/she knew دونِست Present Continuous Tense
doonestan to know دونِستَن Present Continuous Tense
door far دور beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
doorhā in the distance دور‌ها dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
doorhā avayee hast in the distance there is a song دور‌ها آوایی هست dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
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