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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghermez | red | قِرمِز | |
| ghesmathāyé badan | parts of the body | قِسمَتهایِ بَدَن | |
| ghobār | dust | غُبار | |
| gholāmé eshgh shō k'andeeshé een ast | tend wholly to love, for wisdom lies in this | غُلامِ عِشق شُو کاَندیشِه این اَست | |
| ghoo | swan | قو | |
| ghoorbāghé | frog | قورباغِه | |
| ghooree | kettle | قوری | |
| ghorbānat | goodbye (I'll sacrifice myself for you) | قُربانَت | |
| ghorbānat | kind of you, your sacrifice | قُربانَت | |
| ghorbatee | shabby | قُربَتی | |
| ghorboon-et beram. | literally: I hope I become a sacrifice for you. | قُربونِت بِرَم. | |
| ghormé sabzee | ghormé sabzee | قورمِه سَبزی | |
| ghormé sabzi | popular Persian dish | قُرمِه سَبزی | |
| ghors | pills/medicine | قُرص | |
| goftam | I told | گُفتَم | |
| goftan | to say | گُفتَن | |
| goftāré neek | good speech | گُفتارِ نیک | |
| gofteen ké, magé nagofteen meeyām har rooz...? | you said, didn't you say you'd come every day…? | گُفتین کِه، مَگِه نَگُفتین میآم هَر روز…؟ | |
| goft een parvāné dar kār-ast ō bas | the pundit/sage said (exclaimed), “this moth is the only one | گُفت این پَروانِه دَر کارَست و بَس | |
| goft oo-rā neest az sham’ āgahee | said: this moth does not have (a true) understanding/awareness of the candle | گُفت او را نیست اَز شَمع آگَهی |