ABOUT THE COURSE:Persian is one of the living, sweet and most popular languages of the world. It has vast literature which is very rich in thoughts and contents and covers almost all the branches of knowledge particularly history of Medieval India. A large number of rare manuscripts are preserved in the Oriental Libraries and archives.The aim of this course is to provide in depth the knowledge of Persian grammar to students. It covers areas like Noun, Pronoun Adjective, Tenses and other forms of Persian Grammar so that the students would be familiar with the overall development of Persian literature. This course will also help the students in understanding of various acts related to Persian literature, Indian culture and Indian history.INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG/PGPREREQUISITES: Basic Knowledge of Persian Grammar

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction of Persian Alphabets, Infinitives (Masdar)Week 2:Ism (Noun) and its kinds Ism Aam (Nakera) Ism Khas (Marfa),Ism Zaat, Ism maful, Ism FaelWeek 3:Pronoun (Zameer) and its kinds Adjective (Sifat) and its kinds,Izafat, singulars and pluralsWeek 4:Fel (Tense) and its kinds Past (Maazi) hall (Present) Future(Mustaqbil) Amir, NehiWeek 5:Persian Numbers Days months seasons etc. Persian vocabulary and its usageWeek 6:Practise of Translation from Urdu/ English into Persian from Maazi Mutlaq, Maazi Qarib, Maazi Baeed, Maazi Natamaam/ Istamrari, Ehtamali and Tammanai sentencesWeek 7:Practice of Translation from Fel Haal, Mustaqbil etcWeek 8:Translation of Classical Persian Prose into Urdu / Hindi/ English Five stories from Gulistan_e_SaadiWeek 9:Translation of Persian Prose from Baharistan-e-Jaami, Akhlaq-eMohseniWeek 10:Translation of selected Persian Poetry into Urdu/ Hindi/ English/ from Classical PersianGhazal — Saadi, Hafiz, Maulana Roum,Amir Khusraw etcWeek 11:Translation of Selected Persian Poetry into Urdu/ Hindi / English from Modern Persian PoetryWeek 12:Practice of Essay Writing.