Advanced Persian Reading 8 pany gw CHS Unit 2 P90 ee based on the text of S395» shi A Stone on A Grave (1981) by ool JT ue Jalal Ale Ahmad (1923-1969) designed by Michael Craig Hillmann compiled by Aziz Atai-Langrudi revisions by Behrad Aghaei Note: After completing each unit, readers can resolve remaining questions about meaning in the unit's text by consulting the text's English translation in Jalal Al-e Ahmad’s A Stone on a Grave, translated from the Persian by Azfar Moin (Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers, 2008), Persian for America(ns)® 2012¢ E desice that which soci with respect to undeniable same, paying finaly a ast having child ONL inthe view of according jk ay to bingo mind () g3Slath bye ctlok, view est decision contrast, contradiction ahaa eter (be). somethingsaid ya solving, solaton e wty oe yelng and srening fs yale intra, interior 3 rwvestone ooh Se polis potiteal pala une entry opmstomsby (ib) aati ike problem famous rose writing specimen, example realty comtemporary neighbor spouse memory, rcolletion ‘onetime, once (and fo all) Chote Geol ctl 2 ea sS ail SHEL, ATT 948) aaa Uf Je. orth (Stee 3 Sey gels! se cdl eel ole! ee 08 Bret He py cole tte ot I se obye (Cas oe pes et eS GL LS! tts Ils oS wy Se Bh Se sl Blsls hs S cul ay oul ob seas ol Lal aot 132 AR ote tote sighs glouae Gypsy eines AS oe giles |p egy Santly onl pS shee ee tee Sadly Gl stg 4 95)o 555) sang st vaso Se als GEE tl ot ord hey 3G Gb es lade Gl gage agll be. oslail BUG 3493 5 alo & Bib igh Ss Sor Sige pyeed gl dl cle Be cle tant le 3 ob Ly dle aS Je wv 153 Abevo ye Ina class setting, students do not reader a unit's Persian text until directed to do so, Prior to a first reading of a unit's text, students participate in pre- reading and listening activities, QIU. eeatly oly gol yd glee cate a oe peste oe Le he AS ge GIS Ly palS coal gene hel Capt pblegen 4 3S S cul. ol eo ee GI ee Sl eee Sy PRL, Gd gl GIS WL Seg GA 59 eee dye atl Oey ely Se Moe S ateaye GL Ly og! 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(line 1) What makes dealing with this fact difficult for the writer? (IL. 1-2) What is the writer's wife's name? (1. 1) How long have the writer and his wife been married? (. 6) Why does the house remind the writer and his wife of the aforementioned fact or problem? (Il. 12-14) ‘What things remind the writer of his childlessness? (Il. 16, 21, 27) ‘What about the two or three year old girl? (lI. 28-29) What does the little gir!'s mother do? (1. 30) How does the writer react to the mother of the child? (1. 32) ‘What is the writer's resolve at the end of the passage above? (1. 35) toLel b 63 Ae ee GILL eS th gel a cle coetee e opeol ay Le hy Suge GIT I pal cul yeas Lol Sapte phages 4 3S Sl ogee ot pe See GI) eee Le tee Sy wel sk gel SIS LL Se GB 55 ae ayy th ab SES ye S nage Gls Ly gs! 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[RF SE] castes aed SG yee oy SIS apts Sel gam 8 This is what causes you to change your mind about going wherever you had planned to. [2S aa] 8d eel tS [220] 555 eh aT ot Aa] Ly 85 cel AS [LE] 535 ele 8 Eventually, someday one has to get this matter settled, W[sess] Fag Quod (glee! Je gh3 © 25 othe Sat ek bb ome e WS GT Badan fb Je oe glee ley —1 2 Ge ee Sty te lee S48 eal ¢ ble 1 25 Ba ly thee sole ot Sage Hebe Gy ual cua g etal GWL Gyo dbo 0 Here follows a tist of Arabic loanwords related by their triiteral consonantal root system to the word cLuail yn /vdgeiyyét/ [reality], which appears several times inthis unit's text. The root system in question exhib «yas its fist root eter, «0a its second root eter, andg » a8 its third oot eter, Because the letter « 5» can function either as 8 vowel or as a consonant, note that its pronunciation can change when juxtaposed toa vowel sound. ee es {exeam, iy ream) an [Dappening aking pace (0) ta (ta el GAB y (oosuia stat ater) gly (ati) Atl, (vet ccc] aul, tray ry tat (sion, eeu] elle at fmm) ones! gtsa.g se wits Jaei= {signature, seal, signet] tow wis oy ‘The ta12i3 derived pattem of Arabic loanwords {atacing, hing; ying with] alge usually communicates intensive, causative, ae emphatic, or otherwise very active meanings in fexpesttion expecting) ga ~ gi relation to base level words with the same root system, as in the following four examples. lesson - teaching] ene oes onder- puting in ode) tre = at oii — 81 Ipmon-dingnsis) Gant - yet Find the one example of a « Jse5 » [ta12i3] pattem word in this unit's Persian text: Persian Vocabulary Acquisition: A Guide to Word Forms and the Arabic Element in Persian: Second Edition (2003) is the handiest introduction to Arabic loanwords forms and patterns in Persian and the significance which familiarity with them has in learning and remembering Persian vocabulary. wr