Breakdown of مکاتبات شرکت ارتباطات محرمانه است.
است
is
شرکتsherkat
company
محرمانهmahramâne
confidential
مکاتباتmokâtebât
correspondence
Questions & Answers about مکاتبات شرکت ارتباطات محرمانه است.
This sentence has two words ending in -ât (mokâtebât and ertebâtât). Where do these come from?
The -ât ending is an Arabic plural suffix commonly used in Farsi for formal, abstract, or administrative loanwords. Here, mokâtebât (correspondence) is the plural of mokâtebe, and ertebâtât (communications) is the plural of ertebât.
Since mokâtebât is plural, why does the sentence end with the singular verb ast (is)?
In Farsi, plural subjects that are not human usually take a singular verb. Because mokâtebât (correspondence) is an inanimate object, the verb defaults to the singular ast.
How does the Ezafe (the linking 'of' sound) connect these nouns?
You link them by adding a short 'e' sound to the end of the first two words: mokâtebât-e sherkat-e ertebâtât. Even though mokâtebât is an Arabic plural, the Ezafe attaches to its final consonant 't' exactly like it does for native Farsi words.
The word for secret is mahramâne. Is the -âne at the end a suffix?
Yes, the suffix -âne is used to turn a noun into an adjective or an adverb, meaning 'in the manner of' or 'related to.' It is attached to the word mahram (a confidant or insider), creating mahramâne (confidential or secret).