What it is made of: az and the material adjective
Material answers to az — from: in kapchin az pashm ast — this jacket is from wool. The adjective of material is the noun plus -i: charm — leather, charmi — leather-made; kif-e charmi — a leather bag. The pair doubles up in speech: az charm, said of the origin, charmi, said of the kind. One table, eight materials, and the whole shopping conversation is covered. For example: “این کاپشن از پشم است” — This jacket is of…
How it works
Material answers to az — from: in kapchin az pashm ast — this jacket is from wool. The adjective of material is the noun plus -i: charm — leather, charmi — leather-made; kif-e charmi — a leather bag. The pair doubles up in speech: az charm, said of the origin, charmi, said of the kind. One table, eight materials, and the whole shopping conversation is covered.
Table
| material | word | reading | example |
|---|---|---|---|
| leather | چرم | charm | of leather — az charm |
| wool | پشم | pashm | of wool — az pashm |
| silk | ابریشم | abresham | of silk — az abresham |
| glass | شیشه | shishe | of glass — az shishe |
| metal | فلز | felez | of metal — az felez |
| plastic | پلاستیک | plaastik | of plastic — az plaastik |
| paper | کاغذ | kaaghaz | of paper — az kaaghaz |
| leather-made | چرمی | charmi | the bag is leather-made — kif-e charmi |
By example
- این کاپشن از پشم استin kâpshân az pashm astThis jacket is of wool
- کیف چرمی گران استkyfe charmi gârân astA leather bag is expensive
- این چرم طبیعی استin chârm tabei astThis leather is natural
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
What it is made of: how does it work in Persian?
Material answers to az — from: in kapchin az pashm ast — this jacket is from wool. The adjective of material is the noun plus -i: charm — leather, charmi — leather-made; kif-e charmi — a leather bag. The pair doubles up in speech: az charm, said of the origin, charmi, said of the kind. One table…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“این کاپشن از پشم است” (in kâpshân az pashm ast) — This jacket is of wool. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.