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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| behemoon | to us | بِهِمون | |
| behemoon ketāb dādee | you gave us a book | بِهِمون کِتاب دادی | |
| beheshoon | to them | بِهِشون کتاب دادم. | |
| beheshoon ketāb dādam | you gave them a book | بِهِشون کِتاب دادَم | |
| behesht | heaven | بِهِشت | |
| behesht | heaven | بِهِشت | |
| beheshté abad | eternal heaven | بِهِشتِ اَبَد | |
| behet | to you (informal) | بِهِت | |
| behet ketāb dādam | I gave you a book | بِهِت کتاب دادم. | |
| behetoon | to you (formal) | بِهِتون | |
| behetoon ketāb dādam | I gave you a book | بِهِتون کِتاب دادَم | |
| beh nāyad | nothing better comes, exists | بِه نایَد | |
| behtar | better | بِهتَر | |
| behtar | better | بِهتَر | |
| behtar-é | it’s better | بِهتَرِه | |
| behtar-é beram | I’d better go | بِهتَرِه بِرَم | |
| behtar-é chāi nakhoram | I better not drink tea | بِهتَرِه چای نَخورَم | |
| behtareen | best | بِهتَرین | |
| bé kaf āree | in your palm you have | بِه کَف آری | |
| bekhodā sangeen-é barām. bekhodā sangeen-é. nemeetoonam, vāgh'an nemeekesham. sangeen-é, kāretoon zeeyād-é khaylee | I swear it's too much for me. I swear it's too much. I can't; I really can't handle it. It's hard; your work is too tough | بِخُدا سَنگینِه بَرام. بِخُدا سَنگینِه. نِمی‌تونَم، واقعاً نِمی‌کِشَم. سَنگینِه، کارِتون زیادِه خِیلی |