زیورآلات چشم‌نواز پادشاهان، از انگشترهای طلا گرفته تا تاج‌های نقره، همچنان در خود گالری هستند.

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How does the az ... gerefte tâ ... structure work here, and what does gerefte mean literally?
This structure is used to show a wide inclusive range, meaning "ranging from X to Y". Literally, gerefte is the past participle of gereftan (to take). So the phrase translates roughly to "taken from gold rings up to silver crowns". You will always see the words in this exact order: az + [first item] + gerefte tâ + [second item].
Why is خود (khod) placed before گالری (gâleri), and what does it mean here?
You likely know khod as a reflexive pronoun meaning "myself" or "himself". However, when it is placed immediately before a noun and connected with an ezafe (khod-e gâleri), it acts as an intensifier meaning "the [noun] itself". Here, it emphasizes that the ornaments are in "the gallery itself", rather than in a storage vault or archive.
How is the word چشم‌نواز (cheshm-navâz) formed to mean "eye-catching"?
It is a descriptive compound adjective made of چشم (eye) and نواز (the present stem of the verb نوازش کردن, meaning to caress or stroke). So, something that is visually striking or eye-catching in Farsi is literally described as "eye-caressing".
The word زیورآلات (ziyvarâlât) has a different plural ending than انگشترهای (angoshtar-hâ). Why is that?
While ها (-hâ) is the standard Persian plural marker used for most words, آلات (-âlât) is a plural suffix borrowed from Arabic. In Farsi, it is attached to certain nouns to refer to a collective category of items, instruments, or equipment. Thus, زیور (ornament) becomes زیورآلات (jewelry or ornaments as a broad category).

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