Word
من دیگر نمیترسیدم، اما ابروی او شبیه شمشیر بود.
Meaning
I was not scared anymore, but his eyebrow was like a sword.
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Questions & Answers about من دیگر نمیترسیدم، اما ابروی او شبیه شمشیر بود.
How does shabih connect to the word for sword?
The word shabih (similar/like) needs the ezafe vowel (-e) to connect to the noun it is comparing something to. Here, it becomes shabih-e shamshir (like a sword). You could also swap it with mesl-e shamshir or mânand-e shamshir with the exact same meaning and grammatical structure.
How does the word digar change the meaning of the verb here?
digar literally means 'other' or 'more', but when it is paired with a negative verb like nemitarsidam (I wasn't scared), the combination of digar + [negative verb] translates to 'not [verb] anymore'.
Why does nemitarsidam use the mi- prefix if it is in the past tense?
Adding the prefix mi- to a past stem (like tarsid) creates the past continuous or imperfect tense. It describes an ongoing state or habit in the past. So, nemitarsidam emphasizes an ongoing state of 'I was not fearing' over a period of time, rather than a single, sudden completed event.
Why is there a -ye sound connecting abru (eyebrow) to u (his)?
The word for eyebrow, abru, ends in the long vowel 'u'. When a word ending in a vowel takes an ezafe to show possession (connecting it to the pronoun u), the ezafe becomes instead of just to bridge the two vowel sounds smoothly.