Word
سیاستمدار صلحخواه با دشمن مذاکره کرد.
Meaning
The peace-seeking politician negotiated with the enemy.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of سیاستمدار صلحخواه با دشمن مذاکره کرد.
باbâ
with
دشمنdoshman
enemy
مذاکره کردنmozâkere kardan
to negotiate
سیاستمدارsiyâsatmadâr
politician
Questions & Answers about سیاستمدار صلحخواه با دشمن مذاکره کرد.
How does the suffix -khâh work in the word solh-khâh?
The suffix -khâh comes from the present stem of the verb khâstan (to want or to seek). When attached to a noun like solh (peace), it creates an adjective describing someone who desires or advocates for that thing. Therefore, a solh-khâh is someone who is peace-seeking or pacifist.
Are the words siyâsatmadâr and solh-khâh connected by an ezafe here?
Yes. In Farsi, when an adjective describes a noun, they are linked by the ezafe (a short 'e' sound). You pronounce this noun phrase as siyâsatmadâr-e solh-khâh, where the unseen ezafe links the politician to the adjective modifying them.
The word for politician, siyâsatmadâr, looks like a compound word. What is the -madâr part?
You are right! It combines siyâsat (politics) with the suffix -madâr, which originally means axis or orbit. In Farsi word building, -madâr is often used to describe someone whose life or profession revolves around a certain field, making a siyâsatmadâr a career politician.
Why does the phrase bâ doshman come before the verb instead of after it?
Farsi strongly prefers placing the verb at the very end of the sentence. The compound verb mozâkere kard (negotiated) anchors the end, so prepositional phrases like bâ doshman (with the enemy) naturally sit before the verb, rather than trailing after it like they do in English.