Breakdown of مجرم قسم خورد، پس قاضی بخشیدش.
او
he/she
بخشیدنbakhshidan
to forgive
پسpas
so, then
قاضیqâzi
judge
مجرمmojrem
criminal (legal)
قسم خوردنqasam khordan
to swear
Questions & Answers about مجرم قسم خورد، پس قاضی بخشیدش.
Where is the word for "him" in bakhshidesh?
The English word "him" is represented by the suffix -esh (the letter ش) attached to the end of the verb bakhshid (he or she forgave). When added directly to a verb, these pronominal enclitics act as the direct object of that verb.
Is the enclitic pronounced -ash or -esh here?
In formal written Farsi, the third-person singular enclitic is -ash. However, in spoken and everyday Farsi, it shifts to -esh. Because the spelling in Farsi does not show short vowels, the letter ش at the end of bakhshid can be read as either bakhshidash in formal contexts or bakhshidesh in conversational ones.
Could we say oo râ bakhshid instead of using the enclitic?
Yes, you could say pas ghâzi oo râ bakhshid using the independent pronoun oo and the object marker râ. However, dropping those words and attaching the enclitic -esh directly to the verb is extremely common and sounds much more natural in everyday speech.
Why does the verb ghasam khord use the word for eating?
In Farsi, many actions are expressed using compound verbs where a noun is paired with a light verb. Here, the noun ghasam (oath) is paired with the verb khordan (to eat). Together, ghasam khordan is the standard idiom meaning to swear or to take an oath.
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