UnderstandStep 3 of 4 in one reading layer
Open the difficult word, keep the sentence.
Reaching for a full translation ends the reading. VowelMarks opens one layer at a time: why a mark is there, where a word came from, what a more Persian alternative would be — and English only when you actually ask.
The sentence stays
گُلِ زیبایِ باغِ قَدیمی دَر بَهار شِکُفت.
قدیمیMixed origin
قدیمی looks like قدیم plus Persian suffix ی. The base is arabic-origin in persian.
Suggested Persian alternatives- کهنیformal
Derived from کهن + ی. sense: ancient/old
What this does
- Explanations tied to real evidence
- Each explanation is grounded in the marks that were actually applied, not generated prose about Persian in general.
- Where the word came from
- See a word's origin with the strength of the evidence behind it, from curated entries to source lexicons.
- Careful Persian alternatives
- Compare Persian options for Arabic-origin words, with register and how closely each one fits.
- English, only on request
- Translation is one click away and stays a supporting layer instead of the default answer.
Word origins and alternatives are evidence to weigh, not instructions. VowelMarks never rewrites your Persian for you.
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