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2.8 Grammar: Ezafe Connector in Persian Language

Ezafe Connector


Ezafe is a vowel /e/ that connects two or more related words in Persian Language these are the combinations that Ezafe is been used:

Combination Example
English Persian
Mr./Mrs. + Last name Mrs. Parsa خانمِ پارسا
ِFirst name + Last name Maryam e Amini مریمِ امینی
Noun + Adjective Beautiful flower گلِ زیبا
Noun + Number Number three شماره سه
Noun + Pronoun My book کتاب من
Preposition + Noun Behind the desk پشتِ میز
Adjective + Adjective Very good خیلی خوب

Activity

Please write the following combinations with Ezafe and record yourself reading them aloud:

2.8 Activity (PDF)

Practice

Body Part Vocabularies

image of ear
“Jen’s Ear” by Dr Stephen Dann is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
dogs with image of their nose
“Dog Noses” by pixeljones is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
image of a face with highlighted eyebrow
“Asia Eyebrow Tattoos” by Izzie Button (Izzie’s) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
image of an adult eye
“Eye” by skeptical view is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
گوش دماغ اَبرو  چشم
painter picture of whole face
“face” by one woman’s hands is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
xray image pf whole mouth
“Teeth Xray” by Justin Mclean is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
mouth of crocodile
“Crocodile with open mouth” by Tambako the Jaguar is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.
lady with curly long hair
“curly hair” by hourig94 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
صورت دَندان دهان مو فر
legs
“leggings!” by pakyouare is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
shwoing image of person sitting with her knees showing
“Upskirt with Scraped Knee” by FngKestrel is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
fingers and nails
“Nails” by +Angst is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
two hands showing
“Wedded Hands” by adam jon fuller is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
پا زانو انگشت دست

Body Parts

English Persian
Head سَر
Hair مو
Ear گوش
Nose دَماغ
Eye چِشم
Eyebraw اَبرو
Eyelash مُژه
Lips لَب
Teeth دَندان
Tongue زَبان
Cheek گونِه
Neck گَردن
Shoulder شانِه
Arm بازُو
Hand دَست
Finger اَنگُشت
Nail ناخن
Back کمر
Stomach معده
Leg پا
Feet کف پا
Toe آنگشت پا
Toe nail ناخن آنگشت پا

Exercise 1

 

Ezafe Connector ی

When ezafe is added to the words that ends with vowels: او -آ and ه, then the ezafe is replaced with ی.

Example:

  • دانشجوی خوب (good student)
  • آقای دبیری (Mr. Dabiri)
  • دانه ی کوچک (small seed)

Key Takeaways

  • You can recognize the ezafe in pronunciation.

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