Learn Farsi: غیر از این راهی نیست. - There is no way other than this.

غیر از (gheyr az) is a compound preposition that means "other than," "except," or "besides." It is placed right before the noun or pronoun it refers to, which is why it sits directly in front of این (this) to mean "other than this."

Why does راه have an ی attached to the end of it?

The ی at the end of راهی (rahi) is the indefinite suffix, which translates to "a" or "an" in English. It changes راه (way) to راهی (a way).

The word نیست usually means "is not." How does it mean "there is no" in this sentence?

In Farsi, the verb نیست (nist) serves double duty. It acts as the negative of "is" (linking a subject to a description), but it is also the negative existential verb meaning "does not exist" or "there is not." Combined with the indefinite راهی, it translates perfectly to "there is not a way" or "there is no way."

Why is غیر از این placed at the very beginning of the sentence?

Farsi is quite flexible with word order, and moving a phrase to the beginning is a common way to add emphasis. By putting غیر از این (other than this) first, the speaker is strongly emphasizing that this specific option is the absolute only one, even before mentioning the subject of the sentence.