Breakdown of آب این برکهی استوایی بسیار معطر است.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
آبâb
water
بسیارbesyâr
very, much (formal)
استواییestevâyi
tropical
معطرmo'attar
fragrant
برکهberke
pond
Questions & Answers about آب این برکهی استوایی بسیار معطر است.
Why is the Ezafe placed on آب rather than after این?
The Ezafe links a head noun to its possessor or description. Here, آب (water) is the head noun, and it needs to link to the entire phrase این برکهی استوایی (this tropical pond). Demonstratives like این do not take an Ezafe themselves, so the Ezafe on آب simply connects to the whole phrase that follows.
Why is there a ی added to برکه in the phrase برکهی استوایی?
The word برکه (pond) ends in a silent ه (producing an 'eh' sound). When you add an Ezafe to link it to the adjective استوایی, you must add a written ی to bridge the two vowels. This makes it pronounced as berkeh-ye.
How is the word استوایی (tropical) constructed?
It is formed by taking the noun استوا (equator) and adding the common adjective-forming suffix ی. So it literally translates to 'equatorial'.
The word معطر (fragrant) looks like it has an Arabic root. How does it work?
You are right! It comes from the same root as عطر (atr), meaning 'perfume'. The مـ prefix and the vowel pattern form an adjective that describes something possessing that quality, literally 'perfumed' or 'fragrant'.
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