See شمع in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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}
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},
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}
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"pos": "noun",
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25
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"english": "Come blow out the candles so you may live a hundred years",
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}
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]
}
],
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{
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]
},
{
"ipa": "[ʃámʔ]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ʃá.mä]",
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]
},
{
"ipa": "[ʃám]",
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"Kabuli"
]
},
{
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},
{
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},
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"roman": "biyâ šam'-hâ râ fut kon ke sad sâl zende bâši",
"text": "بیا شمعها را فوت کن که صد سال زنده باشی",
"translation": "Come blow out the candles so you may live a hundred years",
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}
],
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]
}
],
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]
},
{
"ipa": "[ʃámʔ]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ʃámʔ]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ʃá.mä]",
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"Kabuli"
]
},
{
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"Kabuli"
]
},
{
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},
{
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"Iran",
"formal"
]
},
{
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"Iran",
"formal"
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"formal"
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}
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