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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
na deegé	not really	نَه دیگِه	A Separation, Part 1
nafeer	inside of an instrument (cry)	نَفیر	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
nafeeram	my insides	نَفیرَم	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
nāghedé eeshān chō deed oo-rā zé door	when their pundit/sage saw it (i.e. this moth) from afar	ناقِدِ ایشان چُو دید او را زِ دور	Parable of the Moths, Part 4
nāghedesh goft "een neshān neest, ay azeez	the pundit/sage said (to the second moth), “this is not a (true) sign/evidence (of the candle), my dear	ناقِدِش گُفت این نِشان نیست اِی عَزیز	Parable of the Moths, Part 3
nāghodee k’oo dāsht dar majma' mahee	a pundit/sage who had a position of authority/honor among them (i.e. the moths)	ناقُدی کو داشت دَر مَجمَعِ مَهی	Parable of the Moths, Part 2
na gooyā zabān vō na jooyā kherad	(creatures who) neither speak nor seek wisdom	نَه گویا زَبان وُ نَه جویا خِرَد	Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 4
na, gorosné neestam	No, I’m not hungry	نَه گُرُسنِه نیستَم	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
nagreest	he/she/it didn't cry/weep	نَگریست	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
nāhār	lunch	ناهار	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals, Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
nāhār hāzer-é	Lunch is ready.	ناهار حاضِرِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
nāhār khordan	to eat lunch	ناهار خوردَن	How to Talk About Daily Routines
najost	did not seek	نَجُست	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
nakard	he/she/it didn't do	نَکَرد	shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
nakard oo bekhordan az ān khord yād	he never thought again about eating of that little one	نَکَرد او بِخُوردَن اَز آن خُرد یاد	Shahnameh, Part 2
nakhāhad az oo bandegee kerdegār	(and so) the creator does not ask for their devotion	نَخواهَد اَز او بَندِگی کِردِگار	Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 4
nakhāhand	they won't	نَخواهَند	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
nākhāharee	stepsister	ناخواهرى	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
nakhandeed	he/she/it didn't laugh/smile	نَخَندید	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
nākhoon	fingernail	ناخون	Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)

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