"One of the..."
To express that a monument or sculpture is "one of the most" exceptional of its kind, use the phrase یکی از (one of) followed by a superlative adjective (which always ends in ترین) and a plural noun.
| This building is one of the most famous monuments of the city. | این بنا یکی از معروفترین یادبودهای شهر است.in banâ yeki az ma'ruf-tarin yâdbudhâ-ye shahr ast. |
Partitive Superlatives with Pronouns
Often, you may want to compare an object to a group without explicitly repeating the noun. To say "the largest of all" or "the most beautiful of them," you simply link the superlative directly to a pronoun like همه (all) or آنها (them) using the Ezafe vowel.
Because superlative adjectives end in the consonant ن, the Ezafe is not written in the script, but you will hear it linking the two words together in speech.
| This sculpture is the largest of all. | این پیکره بزرگترین همه است.in peykare bozorgtarin hame ast. |
| I saw the most beautiful of them in the museum. | من زیباترین آنها را در موزه دیدم.man zibâtarin ânhâ râ dar muze didam. |
| This one is the tallest of all. | این یکی بلندترین همه است.in yeki bolandtarin hame ast. |
Partitive Superlatives with Nouns
You can use this exact same Ezafe structure with a plural noun to mean "the most [adjective] of [nouns]."
For example, linking شگفتانگیزترین (the most amazing) to چیزها (things) forms the phrase "the most amazing of things."
| The grandeur of this building is the most amazing of things! | ابهت این بنا شگفتانگیزترین چیزها است!ubbahat-e in banâ shegeft-angiztarin chizhâ ast! |
This structure is perfect for marveling at the grandeur and height of monumental artwork. Notice how the Ezafe links the superlative to the plural noun مجسمهها (statues) in these examples:
| This sculptor created the most peerless of statues. | این سنگتراش بیهمتاترین مجسمهها را خلق کرد.in sang-tarâsh bi-hamtâ-tarin mojassame-hâ râ khalq kard. |
| The tallest of the statues is located in this park. | بلندترین مجسمهها در این پارک قرار دارد.boland-tarin mojassame-hâ dar in pârk gharâr dârad. |
Whether you are using یکی از or an Ezafe connection, these superlative constructions allow you to describe world-class artistry and antiquity (قدمت):
| The antiquity of the oldest of them is about ten centuries. | قدمت قدیمیترین آنها حدود ده قرن است.qedmat-e qadimitarin-e ânhâ hodud dah gharn ast. |
| He is one of the best sculptors in the world. | او یکی از بهترین سنگتراشهای جهان است.u yeki az behtarin sang-tarâsh-hâye jahân ast. |