On Sun, 13 Jun 2004, C Bobroff wrote: > 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.
Come on Connie, you're still to provide a real example, from the books or streets whatever. > > 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. Yeah, who can deny "Sayyed Ali-e Khaamenei"? > > 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! And then they talk about Jews... > -Connie --behdad behdad.org _______________________________________________ PersianComputing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/persiancomputing
