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]
},
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}
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},
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{
"_dis": "34 3 8 17 17 20",
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]
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},
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"Persian"
]
},
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"Persian"
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},
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"name": "bor"
}
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"from, since"
],
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"letter"
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"Iranian-Persian"
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"Iranian-Persian"
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},
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"ipa": "/alif/",
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},
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"Classical"
]
},
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"Dari",
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},
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"Dari",
"Persian"
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},
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"Iranian-Persian"
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},
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"Iranian-Persian"
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}
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{
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