Learn Farsi: در این نسل، هیچ‌کس وارث ملک نیست. - In this generation, nobody is the heir to the estate.

In Farsi, words like هیچ‌کس (hich-kas, "nobody") or هیچ‌چیز (hich-chiz, "nothing") always require a negative verb. This is sometimes called a "double negative." So, while it literally translates to "Nobody is not...", in Farsi this is the standard, grammatically correct way to express it.

How are the words وارث (vâres / heir) and ملک (melk / estate) connected in speech?

They are linked by an invisible -e sound called the Ezafe, pronounced here as vâres-e melk. The Ezafe acts like the English word "of," linking the noun "heir" to the specific "estate" it relates to.

This lesson is about using مال (mâl-e) to show possession. Why isn't it used here?

You use mâl-e (property of) to state who owns an item directly, like saying "The estate is mâl-e nobody" (nobody owns the estate). However, this sentence is about a person's title or status as an heir, rather than stating who owns the physical property. To say "heir of the estate," Farsi just links the two nouns with the Ezafe (vâres-e melk).

The word ملک lacks written short vowels. How do we know how to pronounce it here?

In this sentence, context tells us it is pronounced melk, meaning "estate" or "property." Because Farsi doesn't write short vowels, this exact same spelling can also be read as malek (king) or (angel). Since the sentence is about an heir (), "estate" is the only reading that makes sense!