Breakdown of پیشوندها و پسوندها در اشتقاق کلمهها نقش مهمی دارند.
و
and
درdar
in
داشتنdâshtan
to have
کلمهkalame
word
مهمmohemm
important
نقشnaqsh
role
پیشوندpishvand
prefix
اشتقاقeshteqâq
derivation
پسوندpasvand
suffix
Questions & Answers about پیشوندها و پسوندها در اشتقاق کلمهها نقش مهمی دارند.
How does the prefix pish- function in the word pishvandhâ?
In this lesson's context, pish- means "pre-" or "fore-". Here it attaches to -vand (a root meaning "affix" or "attachment") to literally form "pre-affix", which means "prefix". The -hâ at the end simply makes the word plural.
Does the word pasvandhâ (suffixes) use a similar conceptual prefix to pish-?
Yes! Just as pish- means "before", pas- means "after" or "post-". Attaching it to -vand gives you "post-affix", which is the literal Farsi translation for "suffix".
Why is the indefinite suffix -i attached to the adjective in naqsh-e mohemmi rather than the noun?
In Farsi, when you have a noun-adjective phrase linked by the ezâfe (the unseen "e" sound connecting naqsh and mohem), the indefinite -i (meaning "a" or "an") attaches to the very end of the phrase. So "an important role" is built as noun + ezâfe + adjective + -i.
Why does the sentence use kalame-hâ instead of the Arabic plural kalamât?
Both are completely correct. While kalame is an Arabic loanword and can take the Arabic plural kalamât in formal contexts, modern Farsi frequently uses the native Persian plural suffix -hâ for almost all nouns, making kalame-hâ very natural here.
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