ـترین
Persian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Persian [script needed] (-tar, comparative suffix) + Middle Persian [script needed] (-ēn, attributive identifying suffix). The superlative sense is not inherited from Middle Persian. Indeed, the modern distinction between comparative تر (-tar, “more”) and superlative ترین (-tarin, “most”) did not exist in Early New Persian (late first millennium), when both forms could be used for both senses.[1]
Pronunciation
editSuffix
editDari | ترین |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | -тарин |
ـترین • (-tarin)
Usage notes
editUnlike those suffixed with تر (-tar), an adjective suffixed with ترین (-tarin) precedes the attributed noun.
The ـترین (-tarin) form of the adjective cannot be used alone as a predicate. It must either be followed by a noun, or the synonymous construction ـتر از همه (-tar az hame, literally “more than all [else]”) must be used.
Related terms
edit- ـتر (-tar, “more”)