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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
āghā bourneuf	Mr. Bourneuf	آقایِ بورنُف	The Concept of "ezāfé"
āghāyé shams	Mr. Shams	آقایِ شَمس	Getting Attention
āghāz kardan	to begin, start	آغاز کَردَن	dobāré meesāzamat vatan: Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan Part 5
āghāz meekonam	I begin, start	آغاز می‌کُنَم	dobāré meesāzamat vatan: Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan Part 5
aghd	wedding ceremony	عَقد	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
āghebat	future, fate	عاقِبَت	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
āghebat	consequence	عاقِبَت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
āghebaté kār	the fruits of labor	عاقِبَتِ کار	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
āghebaté kāré jahān	the conclusion of the work of the world	عاقِبَتِ کار جَهان	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
āghel	wise	عاقِل	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
āh!	oh!	آه!	Getting Attention
āhāy!	hey! hey, you!	آهای!	Meeting on the Street
ahreman	devil	اَهرِمَن	dobāré meesāzamat vatan: Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan Part 4
ahsant	excellent, well done	اَحسَنت	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
ahvāl porsee	asking how people are doing	اَحوال‌پُرسی	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
ahzān	sorrows	اَحزان	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 2
aidee	gift	عیدی	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
aidé shomā mobārak	Happy New Year	عید شُما مُبارَک	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
ajab zeeb-āst!	It's so beautiful!	عَجَب زیباست!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
ajal	death	اَجَل	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6

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