Breakdown of آیا بازرسی تسلیحات و دژ بر عهدهی شماست؟
شما
you (plural)
و
and
بودنbudan
to be
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
Questions & Answers about آیا بازرسی تسلیحات و دژ بر عهدهی شماست؟
How exactly does the phrase بر عهدهی شماست work grammatically?
The phrase بر عهدهی (bar ohde-ye) translates literally to 'on the charge of' or 'on the responsibility of'. It connects to the pronoun شما (shomâ, you) and then attaches the contracted 'is' verb ست (-st). So, بر عهدهی شماست literally means 'is upon your responsibility'. You will also frequently see به عهدهی (be ohde-ye) used to mean the exact same thing.
How does the Ezafe apply to the 'and' in بازرسی تسلیحات و دژ?
The Ezafe attaches to the end of بازرسی (bâzresi, inspection) to link it to the entire phrase that follows: بازرسیِ تسلیحات و دژ (bâzresi-e taslihât va dezh). You do not add an Ezafe to تسلیحات. The conjunction و (va, and) joins 'armaments' and 'fortress' into a single group, so one Ezafe on 'inspection' covers both.
I recognize تسلیحات as meaning 'armaments', but what is its singular form?
تسلیحات (taslihât) uses the Arabic plural suffix ـات (-ât), which is very common in Farsi for formal or institutional nouns. Its singular form is سلاح (selâh), meaning 'weapon' or 'armament'.
Is دژ the standard word for 'fortress'?
دژ (dezh) is a pure Persian word for fortress, citadel, or stronghold, and it is widely understood, especially in historical, military, or literary contexts. In everyday speech, you might also hear the Arabic borrowing قلعه (ghal'e) used to mean the same thing.