Breakdown of مهمانخانهی دانشگاه برای مهمانها آماده است.
است
is
برایbarâye
for
دانشگاهdâneshgâh
university
مهمانmehmân
guest
آمادهâmâde
ready
مهمانخانهmehmânkhâne
guesthouse
Questions & Answers about مهمانخانهی دانشگاه برای مهمانها آماده است.
How does the suffix گاه work in دانشگاه to form a location?
The suffix گاه means 'place of'. It attaches to nouns or verb stems to create a location. Here, دانش (knowledge) + گاه (place) creates دانشگاه (university, or 'place of knowledge'). You will also see this in words like ایستگاه (station/place of stopping) or آزمایشگاه (laboratory).
Is خانه in مهمانخانه acting as a suffix here, or is it just the word for house?
While خانه literally means 'house', it acts as a highly productive suffix in Farsi derivational morphology to create words for specific buildings, businesses, or institutions. مهمان (guest) + خانه becomes مهمانخانه (guesthouse or inn). Other common examples include کتابخانه (library) and داروخانه (pharmacy).
Why is there a ی added to the end of مهمانخانهی?
This is the written form of the Ezafe particle connecting 'guesthouse' to 'university'. Because مهمانخانه ends in a silent 'heh' (ه) which produces an 'e' or 'a' vowel sound, Farsi requires a consonant bridge to connect it to the Ezafe. A ی is added in writing and pronounced as a 'ye' sound, making it 'mehmān-khāne-ye dāneshgāh'.
Since مهمانخانه already contains the word for guest (مهمان), does it sound repetitive to use مهمانها later in the sentence?
Not at all. In Farsi, derived compound words like مهمانخانه (guesthouse/inn) function as single, unified concepts. The root components aren't actively thought about in daily speech, so saying the مهمانخانه is ready for the مهمانها sounds completely natural and not redundant.
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