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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| nāranjee | orange | نارَنجی | |
| naroondam | I didn't drive | نروندم | |
| naroondee | you didn't drive | نروندی | |
| narooyad | he/she/it doesn't germinate/grow/spring/sprout/thrive | نَرویَد | |
| narooyad tokhmé kas | no one's grain grows, no one's seed germinates | نَرویَد تُخمِ کَس | |
| narooyad tokhmé kas bee dānéyé eshgh | the fruit of no one’s loins grow sans the seed of love | نَرویَد تُخمِ کَس بی دانِهٔ عِشق | |
| naseem | breeze | نَسیم | |
| naseem | breeze, waft | نَسیم | |
| naseemé bādé noroozee | the waft of Nowruz-y winds | نَسیمِ بادِ نُوروزی | |
| naseemé ja’adé geesooyat | the breeze passing through the curls of your hair | نَسیمِ جَعدِ گیسویَت | |
| nashāyad ké nāmat nahand ādamee | the title ‘human being’ you can’t share! | نَشایَد کِه نامَت نَهَند آدَمی | |
| nashāyad ké nāmat nahand ādamee | the title ‘human being’ you can’t share | نشاید که نامت نهند آدمی | |
| nasheen | don’t sit (informal) | نَشین | |
| nasheeneen | don’t sit (formal) | نَشینین | |
| na... shomā ké eenjā boodeen deegé, chand dagheeghé-rā deedeen ké... | no… you were here now; you saw the last few minutes, right…? | نَه... شُما کِه اینجا بودین دیگِه، چَند دَقیقه را دیدین کِه… | |
| natarseedeem | we were not afraid | نترسیدیم | |
| na, teshné neestam | No, I’m not thirsty | نَه تِشنِه نیستَم. | |
| navad | 90 | نَوَد | |
| na vālā | literally: 'no to god', meaning: no, really | نَه والا | |
| nay | reed-flute | نِی |