> They are hard because they have really "never" seen anyone puts Kasre in > personal names. Neither do I. It "is" sometimes pronounced but almost > never written.
I have a theory. I think if the surname sounds better as a possessive (of or belonging to a place, tribe, etc) we tend to pronounce a kasra, and if a surname is a profession or reputation we tend not to. You would say Omar Khayyam and also say Hafez-e Shirazi. _______________________________________________ PersianComputing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/persiancomputing
