Origin
Pure Persian
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- میانسالیmiyânsâlimiddle age
- میخmikhnail (metal)
- میخکmikhakcarnation; clove
- می‌خوادmikhâdwants (spoken) vs mikhâhad
- می‌رمmiramI go (spoken, =miravam)
- میرهmeres/he goes (spoken) vs miravad
- میریmeriyou go (spoken) vs miravi
- میزmiztable
- میزبانmizbânhost
- میشmishewe; female sheep
- میشهmishebecomes/possible (spoken) vs mishavad
- میگهmiges/he says (spoken) vs miguyad
- میگوmeygushrimp; prawn
- میل سنگینmil-sanginheavy wooden clubs of zurkhane
- میهمانmihmânguest
- میوmiomeow
- میوهmivefruit
- میوه‌فروشmive-forushfruit-seller
- ناامیدnâ-omidhopeless, despairing
- ناامیدیnâomididespair; hopelessness
- ناپدریnâpedaristepfather
- ناتنیnâtanistep-, half- (not blood)
- ناخنnâkhonnail (finger/toe)
- نارنجیnârenjiorange
- نارونnarunelm tree
- ناز کردنnaz-kardanto act coy, playfully reluctant
- ناز کشیدنnaz-keshidanto coyly refuse, expecting coaxing
- نازم نمیادnazam-nemiyadNot in the mood to be coy / not feeling it
- نازنینnâzanindear, sweet (term of endearment)
- نازیnazi-diminutivesweetie (diminutive of naz)
- ناگهانnâgahânsuddenly
- نامادریnâmâdaristepmother
- نامردnâ-marddishonorable man
- نامزدnâmzadfiancé(e)
- نامهnâmeletter
- نانnânBread
- نانازnânâzVulgar slang for vagina; also baby-talk for cute
- نان بریدنnân boridanto slice bread; to cut bread (with a bread knife)
- نانواnânvâbaker
- نان و پنیرnân-o panirbread-and-cheese
- ناهارnâhârlunch
- نبایدnabâyadmust not; should not (modal negation)
- نخnakhthread, strand (counter)
- نخ‌بازیnakh-bâzistring games; cat's cradle (children's thread games)
- نخ دندانnakh-e dandândental floss
- نخستnakhostfirst; primary; foremost (ordinal, literary)
- نخودnokhodchickpeas
- نخوندمna-khundamI didn't read (spoken) vs nakhândam
- ندیده بدیدnadide bedidthe unseen has seen (newly rich)
- نرخnarkhrate (exchange, interest)
- نردبانnardebânladder
- نرگسnargesnarcissus (flower)
- نرمnarmsoft / gentle
- نرم‌افزارnarm-afzârsoftware
- نزدیکnazdiknear, close
- نزدیک‌بینnazdik-binshort-sighted; myopic (literal and figurative)
- نژادnezhâdrace, lineage
- نسترنnastaranmusk rose; wild rose
- نشان دادنneshân dâdanto show; to indicate; to demonstrate
- نشاندنneshândanto seat someone / to plant (a tree)
- نشستنneshastanto sit
- نکنnakondon't! (spoken)
- نگارnegârbeloved, beauty (poetic)
- نگاهnegâhlook; glance; gaze; نگاه کردن = to look
- نگاه کردنnegâh kardanto look at / watch
- نگرانnegarânworried
- نگه داشتنnegah dâshtanto keep; to hold; to maintain; to guard; نگه دار = hold on / stop; نگه داشتن را بلد نیست = he doesn't know how to keep things
- نمازnamâzdaily prayer
- نمایشnamâyeshshow, performance, screening
- نمایشنامهnamâyesh-nâmehplay (written script); screenplay
- نمکnamaksalt
- نمک‌گیرnamak-girto owe gratitude (lit. to be salted by someone)
- نمک‌ناشناسnamak-nâshnâsungrateful (lit. not knowing the salt)
- نم‌نمnam-namlight drizzle, fine rain
- نمی‌دونمnemidunamI don't know (spoken) vs nemidânam
- نمیشهnemishenot possible (spoken) vs nemishavad
- نهnohnine
- نه‌تنهاna-tanhânot only
- نهنگnahangwhale; also used for shark in some dialects
- نوادهnavâdegreat-grandchild
- نوازندهnavâzandemusician
- نوجوانیnojavâniadolescence
- نوروزnowruzPersian New Year
- نوزادnowzâdnewborn, infant
- نوشتنneveshtanto write
- نوش جانnush-e jânenjoy your meal, may it nourish your soul
- نوش جانتnush-e jânatbon appétit; enjoy your meal (lit. 'may it nourish your soul')
- نوش‌داروnush-dâruantidote / cure (lit. sweet medicine)
- نوشیدنnushidanto drink (formal)
- نوهnavegrandchild
- نویسندهnevisandewriter, author
- نیneyreed flute
- نیازniyâzneed; necessity; نیاز داشتن = to need; نیاز نیست = there is no need
- نی‌انبانney-anbânney-anban, bagpipe of southern Iran
- نیزnizalso / too (formal)
- نیکا شاکرمیNikâ ShâkaramiNika Shakarami (16, killed in protests)
- نیلوفر حامدیNilufar HâmediNiloofar Hamedi (journalist)
- نیلیniliindigo / dark blue
- نیمnimhalf
- نیم‌جوشnim-jushhalf-baked / not thought through