Breakdown of هیچکس نمیخواهد مغضوب مدیر باشد.
بودنbudan
to be
مدیرmodir
manager
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
هیچکسhichkas
nobody
Questions & Answers about هیچکس نمیخواهد مغضوب مدیر باشد.
How does the word مغضوب fit the Arabic passive participle pattern taught in this lesson?
مغضوب (maghzub) perfectly follows the maf'ul (ma-C1-C2-u-C3) pattern. Its three-letter Arabic root is غ-ض-ب (gh-z-b), which relates to anger or wrath. By plugging these root letters into the pattern, we get مغضوب (ma-gh-z-u-b), which translates literally to "the one who is subjected to anger" or "the object of wrath." In everyday Farsi, this translates well to being "out of favor."
Are there other common words in Farsi that share the غ-ض-ب root?
Yes. The most common is the noun غضب (ghazab), meaning "anger" or "wrath." You might also see the Farsi-made adjective غضبناک (ghazabnāk), meaning "angry" or "furious." Recognizing the root helps you instantly see that مغضوب refers to someone on the receiving end of that anger.
In the phrase مغضوب مدیر, is مغضوب acting as an adjective describing an angry manager?
No, it's the other way around. The words are connected by an invisible Ezafe (maghzub-e modir). Here, مغضوب acts as a noun meaning "the object of anger," and مدیر (the manager) possesses that anger. Literally, the phrase means "the manager's object of anger."
Why does the Farsi sentence use the negative verb نمیخواهد when the English translation simply says "Nobody wants"?
Farsi uses negative concord, often called a "double negative." When a sentence contains a negative pronoun like هیچکس (nobody), the main verb must also be put into its negative form. Therefore, "nobody wants" translates literally to "nobody doesn't want" ().