From word to idea: emni, khoonsoordi, tanbali
Ideas are nouns grown from qualities by a tail. -i makes the state: emn — safe, emni — safety; baraabari — equality; mehrabaani — kindness. -gi carries the heavier ones: khoonsoordgi — cool-headedness; tanbali — laziness; konjkavi — curiosity. The old pair -gh and -aat builds virtue words: sedaaghat — honesty. And the doer words stay close: kaargar — worker; goftaar — the manner of speech. Tanbali va khodkhaahi…
How it works
Ideas are nouns grown from qualities by a tail. -i makes the state: emn — safe, emni — safety; baraabari — equality; mehrabaani — kindness. -gi carries the heavier ones: khoonsoordgi — cool-headedness; tanbali — laziness; konjkavi — curiosity. The old pair -gh and -aat builds virtue words: sedaaghat — honesty. And the doer words stay close: kaargar — worker; goftaar — the manner of speech. Tanbali va khodkhaahi doosti raa kharraab mikone: laziness and selfishness ruin friendship.
Table
| tail | from what | word | reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| -i | emn — safe | ایمنی | emni — safety |
| -i | baraabar — equal | برابری | baraabari — equality |
| -i | mehrabaan — kind | مهربانی | mehrabaani — kindness |
| -gi | khoonsoord — cool-headed | خونسردی | khoonsoordi — cool-headedness |
| -gi | tanbal — lazy | تنبلی | tanbali — laziness |
| -aavi | konjkaav — curious | کنجکاوی | konjkaavi — curiosity |
| -ghat | sadeh — honest | صداقت | sedaaghat — honesty |
| -gar | kaar — work | کارگر | kaargar — worker |
| -sh | goft — said | گفتار | goftaar — the manner of speech |
By example
- خونسردگی او در بحران معروف است.khunsârdegie u dar bâhrân maruf ast.His cool-headedness in the crisis is famous.
- تنبلی و خودخواهی دوستی را خراب میکند.tanbali â khâdkhâhi dusti râ khârâb mi-kânad.Laziness and selfishness ruin friendship.
- ایمنی کار حرف اول است.emmnie kâr harfe avval ast.Safety at work comes first.
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
From word to idea: how does it work in Persian?
Ideas are nouns grown from qualities by a tail. -i makes the state: emn — safe, emni — safety; baraabari — equality; mehrabaani — kindness. -gi carries the heavier ones: khoonsoordgi — cool-headedness; tanbali — laziness; konjkavi — curiosity. The old pair -gh and -aat builds virtue words…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“خونسردگی او در بحران معروف است.” (khunsârdegie u dar bâhrân maruf ast.) — His cool-headedness in the crisis is famous. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.