While conversational Farsi relies heavily on ها to pluralize nouns, and formal Farsi uses ان for animate nouns, there is a third plural marker you will encounter constantly in the news, business, and official documents: ات.
The Abstract and Administrative Plural: ات
Farsi adopted the plural suffix ات from Arabic. In modern Farsi, this suffix is attached to specific nouns to create plurals for abstract concepts, administrative categories, and official actions.
| We need explanations for this research. | ما برای این تحقیقات به توضیحات نیاز داریم.mâ barâye in tahghighât be towzihât niyâz dârim |
| They made important decisions in the negotiations. | آنها در مذاکرات تصمیمات مهم گرفتند.ânhâ dar mozâkerât tasmimât mohem gereftand. |
Official Protocols and Directives
When you read formal correspondence, corporate protocols, or government directives, words ending in ات are everywhere. You will see this suffix used for terms like decisions, changes, documentation, and violations. Notice how this suffix instantly gives a sentence a formal, bureaucratic, or legal tone:
| Please read these new changes before the meeting. | لطفاً این تغییرات جدید را قبل از جلسه بخوانید.lotfan in taghyirât-e jadid râ qabl az jalase bekhânid. |
| It is necessary that the police review the documentation of the investigations. | لازم است که پلیس مستندات تحقیقات را بررسی کند.lâzem ast ke polis mostanadât tahghighât râ barresi konad. |
| The organization fired him because of major violations. | سازمان او را به دلیل تخلفات بزرگ اخراج کرد.sâzmân u râ be dalil-e takhallofât-e bozorg ekhrâj kard. |
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