Word
وزیر بدون تشریفات از همتای خود رسماً استقبال میکند.
Meaning
The minister officially welcomes his counterpart without protocol.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of وزیر بدون تشریفات از همتای خود رسماً استقبال میکند.
ازaz
from
خودkhod
self
بدونbedun-e
without
رسماًrasman
officially
Questions & Answers about وزیر بدون تشریفات از همتای خود رسماً استقبال میکند.
Why do we need the word az before the counterpart when the English translation is just 'welcomes his counterpart'?
The verb esteqbal kardan (to welcome) is a compound verb that requires the preposition az (from) to introduce the person being welcomed. You can think of it literally as 'making a welcoming from someone'.
What is the grammatical role of khod in hamta-ye khod?
khod (self/own) is used here because the counterpart belongs to the subject of the sentence (the minister). In Farsi, when a possessive refers back to the subject, we use khod instead of a regular possessive pronoun like the suffix -ash.
How is the adverb rasman (officially) formed here?
It uses the Arabic 'tanvin' suffix. The two small diagonal dashes at the end are pronounced '-an'. Adding this to a noun or adjective creates an adverb, which is very common in formal Farsi, turning 'official' into 'officially'.
Why does hamta take a -ye sound instead of just an -e for the Ezafe?
The word hamta (counterpart) ends in the long vowel 'a'. In Farsi, when a word ending in a long vowel needs an Ezafe to link to the next word, a 'y' sound is inserted to bridge the gap, making it hamta-ye.