On Sun, 13 Jun 2004, Ordak D. Coward wrote: > Rule 1: The following rules only apply when first name is followed by last name Most scientific.
> Rule 2: Do not add ksare ezafe at the end of names foreign origin, > even if they come from a Persian speaking country, e.g. Ahmad Shah > Masoud. Evidence from the streets does not support you. > Rule 3: Do not add kasre ezaafe at the end of first names ending with > vowels, e.g., Ali, Minoo, Saba, Reza, Kaveh. However, adding a YEH + > KASRE is sometimes done only for dramatic effects. For example, > pronounce Ali Heydari as written, but it is acceptable (but not > customary) to pronounce as Ali Ye Heydari. Yeh+kasre is ok in non-dramatic situations, too. You're definitely correct about the Alif-ending first names. > Rule 4: Do pronounce a weak, almost unnoticeable kasre ezafe at the > end of first names ending with a consonant. Ezafeh in general (not just in names) is not allowed to be stressed ever. This is one of the properties of the Ezafeh. Nice of you to work on the problem, Ordak. It seems the same people who saved a lot of money not making a Persian font also saved even more money by not making a complete documented linguistic description of Persian nor any [good quality] textbooks and [complete] grammars. Great that so much money was saved! -Connie _______________________________________________ PersianComputing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/persiancomputing
