ی or I used at the end of an adjective
I came across a few sentences such as :
These flowers smells good - In gulhâ bû ye xubi (Khubi) dârand .
My question is that since we are using the word "In gulhâ " that means that it is "the" and not "a". So why are we adding "I" to xub to make it xubi ? I was also reading than an I turns an adjective into a noun. Does that have something to do with it ?

Question

ی or I used at the end of an adjective
I came across a few sentences such as :
These flowers smells good -  In gulhâ bû ye xubi (Khubi) dârand .
 My question is that since we are using the word "In gulhâ " that means that it is "the" and not "a". So why are we adding "I" to xub to make it xubi ? I was also reading than an I turns an adjective into a noun. Does that have something to do with it ?

Answer

"These flowers smell good" might be a good translation, but for deeper understanding a more literal translation is often very helpful: "These flowers have a good smell" where the "a" exactly corresponds to the "ی" (î) in the Persian sentence.

There are many more types of "ی" ! When you have a look into "Steingass: Persian-English Dictionary" (which IMHO is a must for anyone studying classical Persian), you'll find 16 different types mentioned/explained.

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