Breakdown of این فرش دستبافت عبارت است از حاشیه و زمینه.
و
and
این
this
فرشfarsh
rug
زمینهzamine
field
حاشیهhâshiye
border / margin (edge, fringe)
دستبافتdast-bâft
handwoven
عبارت بودن ازebârat budan az
to consist of / to be defined as / to comprise
Questions & Answers about این فرش دستبافت عبارت است از حاشیه و زمینه.
Is ebârat a verb on its own in this sentence, and does it change form?
No, ebârat is actually a noun of Arabic origin meaning expression or formulation. The phrase ebârat ast az literally translates to is the expression of. Because ebârat is a noun, the actual verb here is the copula ast, which can change tense—for example, to bood for the past.
If the subject were plural, would ast change to the plural and?
In formal, careful writing, yes: you might see ebârat-and az to agree with a plural subject. However, in modern Farsi, it is very common to treat ebârat ast az as a fixed, frozen phrase and keep it singular even when talking about multiple things.
How is the compound adjective dast-bâft constructed?
It is made from dast (hand) and bâft (the past stem of bâftan, to weave). Combining a noun with a past stem is a very common Farsi pattern to create adjectives that describe how something was made or who made it.
Do hâshiye and zamine only refer to physical patterns like those on this carpet?
No, they are highly versatile. While here they mean border and background of a design, hâshiye is widely used for the margin of a page or the sidelines and gossip of an event. zamine is frequently used to mean the context, background, or field of a situation or area of study.
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