man-o shomā I and you
man mi-pors-am I ask
man I; me
-am I; my <suffix>
āy-bi-em IBM
yakh ice
bastani ice cream
bad fekri-nist idea:  That is not a bad idea!
āndisheh fekr idea; thought
fekr āndisheh idea; thought
hoviy-yat identification
kārt-e shenāsāyi identification card
estelāh idiom; expression
ahmaq idiot; a fool; stupid; foolish
bikār idle; unoccupied; unemployed
agar if
rowshan kardan ignite (to); to turn on
rowshan shodan ignited (to be)
mariz bi-mār ill; patient; sick; a sick person
bimār ill; sick
bisavād illiterate
bimāri illness; sickness; disease
rowshan roshan illuminated; light; lit
fowran foran immediately; at once
mohājerat immigration
a'sabāni impatient; angry
ahammiyat importance
mohemm mohem important
tahmil kardan impose (to)
tu-ye-tu tu-ye in
sar-e in; at  <use with kār and kelās>
dar   in; at; door; within; on
be in; to; by; at
sar in; to; head; end; at
bijā inappropriate
shāmel budan include (to)
māliyāt bar darāmad income tax
gheyr-e qābel-e fahm incomprehensible
zahmat dādan be inconvenience (to)
zahmat inconvenience; trouble
afzudan increase (to) <infinitive>
ziād shodan increase (to) <intransitive>
afzā increase (to) <stem of afzudan>
ziād kardan increase (to) <transitive>
ezāfe kardan increase (to); to add
ezāfe ezāfi increase; addition; adding; ezafe
ziad mi-kon-am increase; turn up <e.g. radio; etc.>
ezāfe shodan increased:  to be increased; to be added
su'e hāzeme indigestion
afrād individuals <plural of "fard">
san'at industry
nābarābari inequality
bi-nahāyat infinitely; extremely
masdar infinitive
damidan inflate (to); to blow <infinitive>
dam inflate (to); to blow <stem of damidan>
ettela' dādan inform (to)
khabar dādan inform (to)
ettela' information
ettela' yaftan informed (to be)
ahāli inhabitants; natives
tazriq kardan inject (to)
tazriq injection
majruh kardan injure (to)
gazidan injure (to); to bite <infinitive>
gaz injure (to); to bite <stem of gazidan>
zakhm injury; wound
jowhar johar ink
tahqiq kardan inquire:  to inquire about; to investigate; to do research
gonjāndan insert (to); to place <infinitive>
gonjān insert (to); to place <stem of gonjāndan>
dākhel inside
esrār kardan insist (to); to persist
bāzrasi kardan inspect (to)
bāzrāsi inspection
bāzdid inspection; visit
bāzras inspector
aqsāt installment <plural of "qest">
bime insurance
bāhush intelligent; clever
-ra goftan intend _____ ; to mean
dar nazar dāshtan intend;  to have a mind; plan
foshord-e intense
sar intensifier (an)
manzur intention; meaning <what people mean, not words>
a'lāqe dāsht   interest (had); liked; was fond of <past stem>
a'lāqe dār-am interest:  I have interest in_____.  I like _____.
a'lāqe interest; liking; affection; fondness
a'lāqe dāshtan be interested:  to be interested in; to be fond of; to like
jāleb interesting
vāqa'n jalebe interesting:  That's really interesting!
vaqfe intermission
bāzdāsht kardan intern (to); to arrest
bainolmelai international
beyn-olmelāli international
bāzdāsht internment; arrest
soali interrogative
magar mage interrogative interjection
fāsele interval <space>
mosāhebe interview
moarrefi kardan be moarefi kardan be introduce:  to introduce to
āshenā kardan bā āshenā kardan introduce:  to introduce to <someone>
moarrefi moarefi introduction
ekhterā invention
tahqiq kardan investigate (to); to inquire about; to do research
tahqiq tahqiqāt; ta'qiq investigation; research
da'vat invitation
da'vat kardan invite (to)
da'vat dashtan invited (to be)
gereftar shodan involved (to be)
irān-shenās-i Iranian studies; Iranology
irān-shenās Iranist
irland Ireland
āhan iron
ast is
ust is (it, s/he)
-st is <suffix>
-e is <suffix> <colloquial>
hast bud is; am <present stem>; there is; there are
eslām Islam
islām   Islam <lit: submission (to the will of God)>
jazir-e island
eshgāli nadāre It doesn't matter; no problem
ān un it; that
khāresh itch
khāridan itch (to) <vi> <infinitive>
khār itch (to) <vi> <stem of khāridan>
safar-nāme itinerary
āyudi IUD <birth control device>
jak jack <for car>
kot jacket; suit coat; sport coat
zendun jail; prison
morabbā jam
zhānviye zhānvie January
zhaponi-e māndānā Japanese:  Mandana’s Japanese
shahe morabbā jar
jāz jazz
hasud jealous
zhāndārk Jeanne d'arc
jin jeans
jip jeep
javāherāt javāheri jewelry
javāheri javāherāt jewelry
yahudi Jewish
shoghl job
āgahi ye kār job advertisement
edār-e ye kāryābi job centre
sharq-e vazāyef job description
asbsavār-e herfāyi jockey
dow do jogging; running
mottasel kardan join (to); to link
sar-e ham joined; together; connected
jok joke
shukhi mi-kon-am joke (I);  kidding
shukhi kardan joke:  to make a joke
shukhi joking; kidding; to tell a joke <but not "story or anecdote">
khabar-negār-i journalism
ruznāme negār journalist
khabar-negār journalist; reporter
seyr journey
hajrat hajj journey to Mecca <Muslim's must do>
mosaferat kardan mosaferat raftan journey:  to go on a journey; take a trip
mosaferat raftan mosaferat kardan journey:  to go on a journey; take a trip
mosāferat journey; trip
qāzi judge
āb آب juice; water
zhuie July
paridan jump (to); to fly <vi> <infinitive>
par jump (to); to fly <vi> <stem of paridan>
jahidan jump (to); to leap <infinitive>
jestan jump (to); to leap <infinitive>
jah jump (to); to leap <stem of jahidan>
jeh jump (to); to leap <stem of jestan>
poliver jumper; sweater
zhu'an June
hamintor hamintowr just as; as; in the same way; likewise
e'dālat justice
kāf k <alphabet>
kabābi kebab shop
negāh dāshtan negar keep (to); to hold; to stop
dāshtan keep (to); to possess; to have <infinitive>
sigār-e kent Kent cigarettes
nafti kerosene seller
naft kerosene; oil
kelid key
safhe kelid keyboard
khāki khaki
lagad kick
shuru' mosābeqe kick off
shukhi mi-kon-in kidding:  You're kidding! Are you kidding?
shukhi kidding; to tell a joke <but not "story or anecdote">; joking
koliye kidney
koshtan kill (to)
kilogeram kilogram
kilometr kilometre kilometer
taqriban kind of; almost; approximately; sort
mehrebān mehrebun kind; affectionate; caring
mehrabun mehrebān kind; caring; affectionate
now kind; type
kudakestān kindergarten
mohad kodak   kindergarten; nursery
lotf kindness; courtesy
marhammat kindness; generosity
āqsām akhsām kinds; sorts
anvā kinds; sorts <plural of the persian word:  no'>
shāh king
bus-e kiss
busidan kiss (to) <infinitive>
bus kiss (to) <stem of busidan>
āshpaz-khāne āshpaz-khune kitchen
kelineks Kleenex
zānu knee
dunest knew <past tense of -dun->
chāqu knife
bāftan knit (to); to weave <infinitive>
bāf knit (to); to weave <stem of bāftan>
kubidan knock at (to); to pound <infinitive>
kub knock at (to); to pound <stem of kubidan>
dar zadan knock:  to knock at the door
mi-dun-am   know (I) <colloquial>
mi-dān-am   know (I) <formal>
mi-shenās-am know (I); I am familiar with
mi-dun-an know (they) <colloquial>
mi-dān-and know (they) <formal>
balad-bud know (to)
dānestan dunestan know (to) <infinitive> <facts, etc., but not people>
shenākhtan know (to) <someone>; to recognize; to be familiar with
dān dun know (to) <stem of dānestan>
balad budan know (to); to be familiar with
mi-dun-im know (we)
mi-dun-i know (you)
shomā mi-dun-in know (you)
mi-dun-in know (you) <pl.> <colloquial>
mi-dān-id know (you) <pl.> <formal>
ne-mi-dun-am know:  I do not know
dige ne-mi-dun-am   know:  I don’t know any more than that.
ne-mi-dun-am chekār kon-am know:  I don't know what to do
ne-mi-dun-am chi be-g-am know:  I don't know what to say
vāllah ne-mi-dun-am know:  I honestly don’t know.
balad-am   know:  I know how to
ne-mi-dun-in know:  you do not know
dānesh knowledge
mi-dun-e knows (s/he, it)
khā-har-am mi-dun-e knows:  my sister knows
ne-mi-dun-e knows:  s/he/it does not know
laborātuār laboratory
band-e kafsh lace
daryāch-e lake
cherāq lamp
neshastan land (to); to sit <infinitive>
neshin land (to); to sit <stem of neshastan>
zamin land; ground; soil; earth
zabānhā language
zabān-e farānse language (French)
kurs-e zabān language course
āzmāyeshgāh language lab; laboratory
āmuzesh zabān language school
mo'allem-e zabān language teacher
zabān zabun language; tongue
bozorg large; big; great
pish last; ago
ākhar   last; end; but; final
gozashte last; past
dir late
ta'khir kardan late:  be late; to delay
dir kardan late:  to be late
ba'dan later; afterwards
ba'd later; then; after
khande laugh
khandidan laugh (to) <infinitive>
khandam gereft laugh:  I burst out laughing
khand laught (to) <stem of khandidan>
qānun law
hoquq law <not Qoranic>
vakil lawyer; attorney
molayyen laxatives
tanbali laziness
tanbal lazy <"n" pronounced as "m">
sorb dār leaded <petal; gas>
rahbar leader
barg leaf;