Persian / English Dictionary

Chai and Conversation Members can search the dictionary by English or by Persian (Farsi), and hear each of the words spoken by our host, Leyla!

Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
sharee'at	Sharia law	شَریعَت	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
sharhé	description of	شَرحِ	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
sharhé sharhé	bit by bit, cut	شَرحِه شَرحِه	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
shast	60	شَصت	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
shavee	to become; will become	شَوی	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
shāyad	maybe	شایَد	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
sheek	chic	شیک	The Concept of "ezāfé"
sheekam	stomach	شیکَم	Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
sheekamam dard meekoné	my stomach hurts	شکمم درد می‌کنه.	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
sheer	lion	شیر	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
sheer	milk	شیر	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai), How to Discuss Breakfast, Babies
sheer berenj	milk rice	شیر بِرِنج	How to Discuss Breakfast
sheereen	sweet	شیرین	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
sheereen	sweet	شیرین	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
sheereenam	my sweet	شیرینَم	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
sheereenat	your sweet	شیرینَت	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
sheereenee	sweets	شیرینی	Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
sheereenee	pastries	شیرینی	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
sheeré mādar	mother's milk	شیرِ مادَر	Babies
sheesh	6	شیش	How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten