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Questions & Answers about آرام بخواب.
How do we form the command word bekhāb (بخواب) in this sentence?
It follows the standard rule for making a singular command: add the prefix be- (بـ) to the present stem of the verb. The infinitive for "to sleep" is khābidan (خوابیدن) and its present stem is khāb (خواب). Putting them together gives us bekhāb (بخواب).
Why is there a "vav" (و) in بخواب if the word is pronounced "bekhāb"?
The letter و (vav) is silent here! This is a special spelling rule in Farsi: whenever you see the letter combination خوا, it is simply pronounced "khā". You will also see this silent "vav" in other common words like khāhar (خواهر, sister).
Does آرام (ārām) mean "peaceful" or "peacefully"?
It means both! In Farsi, you can often use an adjective directly as an adverb without changing its form (unlike English, which usually adds "-ly"). Since it describes how to sleep here, it translates to the adverb "peacefully" or "quietly".
Why isn't the word for "you" (تو) used in this command?
In Farsi, subject pronouns like to (تو, informal singular "you") are usually dropped because the verb form already makes it clear who the subject is. The singular command form bekhāb (بخواب) inherently means "(you) sleep!", making the extra pronoun unnecessary.