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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
sheeshom 6th شیشُم More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
sheeshsad 600 شیشصَد More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
shegeftee, bedoobar fegandand mehr wonder of wonders, they showered him with love شِگِفتی، بِدوبَر فِگَندَند مِهر Shahnameh, Part 2
shegeftee namāyandéyé nō bé nō always displaying new wonders, one after another شِگِفتی نَمایَندِهٔ نُو بِه نُو Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 2
shehr poem شِعر Transition to Persian Poetry
shekar sugar شِکَر How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
shekāyat complaint شِکایَت beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
shekāyat meekonad it complains شِکایَت می‌کُند beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
shenā kardan to swim شِنا کَردَن Present Continuous Tense
shenā kon swim شِنا کُن Present Continuous Tense
shō become! شُو sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
shō night شو khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
shō (you informal) become! شو deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 2
sho'ār battle cry, custom, motto, slogan, tradition شُعار sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
sho'āree a battle cry, custom, motto, slogan, tradition شُعاری sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
shod he/she/it became شُد sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
shod to become stem شُد Compound Verbs
shod he/she/it became شُد payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
shod became شُد beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
shodam I became شُدَم beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
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