Breakdown of دانشجوها بدون معطلی به خوابگاه رفتند.
دانشجوdâneshju
university student
بهbe
to
رفتنraftan
to go
بدونbedun-e
without
معطلیmo'attali
delay (waiting, being kept waiting)
خوابگاهkhâbgâh
dormitory
Questions & Answers about دانشجوها بدون معطلی به خوابگاه رفتند.
How is the word خوابگاه (khabgah) formed to mean dormitory?
It uses the location suffix گاه (-gah). By attaching it to خواب (khab, meaning sleep), it creates a noun meaning sleeping place. The suffix گاه is a very common way to derive location nouns, just like in دانشگاه (daneshgah, university) and ایستگاه (istgah, station).
Does the word بدون (bedun) require an Ezafe here?
Yes, it is pronounced bedun-e mo'attali. The word بدون (without) acts as a preposition that requires an Ezafe to link it to the noun that immediately follows it.
What role does the ی (-i) play at the end of معطلی (mo'attali)?
It turns the adjective معطل (mo'attal, meaning delayed or kept waiting) into the abstract noun معطلی (mo'attali, meaning delay or wait). This suffix is highly productive in Farsi for creating abstract nouns, much like adding -ness or -tion in English.
What are the root parts of the word دانشجوها (daneshjuha)?
It is a compound of دانش (danesh, knowledge) and جو (ju, seeker). The root جو is the present stem of جستن (jostan, to seek). Together they form the word for a university student (literally a knowledge-seeker), followed here by the plural suffix ها (-ha).
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