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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
bas	enough, that's it, it's finished	بَس	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
bas ba'eed	far enough, quite far, very far	بَس بَعید	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 5
basebāll	baseball	بِیس بال	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
bā seeyāh cheshmān	with those with black eyes	با سیاه چِشمان	shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
bāsh	be	باش	Subjunctive To Have and To Be, khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
bāsh	be!	باش	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
bāshad	that he/she/it is	باشَد	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 3
bāshad andar pardé bāzee-hāyé penhān, gham makhor!	(for) behind the veil lies many a secret game; grieve not!	باشَد اَندَر پَردِه بازی‌هایِ پِنهان، غَم مَخُور	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Intro
bāshad bāz	that he/she/it is again	باشَد باز	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 3
bāsham	(I) be	باشَم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāshan	(they) be	باشَن	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāshé	(he/she) be	باشِه	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāshé	okay	باشِه	A Separation, Part 1
bāshé	ok	باشِه	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
bāshé, bezār yād dāsht konam	okay, let me make a note	باشِه، بِذار یادداشت کُنَم	A Separation, Part 4
bāshee	(you informal) be	باشی	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāsheem	(we) be	باشیم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāsheen	(you formal) be	باشین	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāshgāh	gym, club	باشگاه	Meeting on the Street
basketbāll	basketball	بَسکِتبال	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)

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