Learn Farsi: قامت این پیکره بلندترین همه است. - The stature of this sculpture is the tallest of all.

قامت این پیکره بلندترین همه است.qâmat-e in peykare bolandtarin-e hame ast.

The stature of this sculpture is the tallest of all.

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How does the phrase bolandtarin-e hame work here? I thought superlative adjectives just attached directly to the noun without an Ezafe.

Normally they do! For example, bolandtarin peykare means 'the tallest sculpture'. However, this sentence uses a partitive construction to mean 'the tallest OF a group.' By adding an Ezafe directly to the superlative, bolandtarin-e acts as 'the tallest of,' linking it to hame (all).

Could I use az (from/than) to express this same idea?

Yes, but you would need to change the adjective to a comparative. Saying bolandtar az hame literally means 'taller than all,' which is a very common way to functionally say the exact same thing as the superlative partitive bolandtarin-e hame used here.

Why use qāmat instead of qad to talk about the sculpture's height?

While qad is the everyday word for physical height, qāmat is a more formal or poetic word that translates closer to 'stature,' 'figure,' or 'imposing presence.' It fits perfectly with the elevated, artistic tone of describing a grand statue.

I usually hear mojasame for statue or sculpture. Is peykare different?

They are synonyms, but mojasame is the standard, everyday Arabic loanword. Peykare is a native Persian word derived from peykar (body/form) and sounds more literary, formal, or specialized to art and historical contexts.