Word
او با انگشتان لطیف خود گیسوان بیمار را نوازش کرد.
Meaning
She caressed the patient's tresses with her soft fingers.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of او با انگشتان لطیف خود گیسوان بیمار را نوازش کرد.
او
he/she
باbâ
with
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خودkhod
self
Questions & Answers about او با انگشتان لطیف خود گیسوان بیمار را نوازش کرد.
Why is انگشتان (angoshtân) used for "fingers" here instead of the standard انگشتها (angosht-hâ)?
This reflects the formal literary tone of the sentence. While -hâ is the standard plural for inanimate objects and body parts in everyday Farsi, literary Farsi often uses the suffix -ân to pluralize paired or grouped body parts like fingers, eyes, or lips.
Why is there a "v" sound in گیسوان (gisuvân)? Why isn't it just gisu-ân?
When adding the vowel suffix -ân to a word that already ends in a long vowel like "u" (as in گیسو, gisu), Farsi requires a bridge consonant to avoid a clashing double vowel. For words ending in "u", this bridge is "v" (و), turning the suffix into -vân.
Why use خود (khod) for "her" instead of just attaching the possessive suffix -ash?
Using خود (one's own) is a stylistic choice that sounds more elegant and formal than the simple possessive -ash. It emphasizes that she used her own fingers, perfectly matching the poetic tone set by the -ân plurals.
The direct object is the hair, so why does the object marker را (râ) come after بیمار (bimâr)?
The marker را must attach to the very end of the entire direct object phrase. Because the object here is the noun phrase گیسوان بیمار (the patient's tresses), the را follows the modifier rather than the head noun.