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The Kasrat-i-IstV mdl explains also the omission of the Iszafat in 

 names ; as, t^—^- (*&= Grhulam Husain, for Ghulam-i-Iiusain. 



d. After ^ bin son ; as, (Sa'di) ^JJ t>JtAO c^? j^iJ^I ^^1 Atabafc 

 Abubakr bin Sa'd i Zangi. 



This is not absolutely necessary in prose. The Persians use even 

 the form ^|, with the alif, when followed by the name of the father. 

 Hence it would not be wrong to say, imS ^j &*+* &*\j&ji\ Abubakr 



ibn i Sa'd i Zangi. 



e. Under the influence of an alif i wacl. This is poetical ; as 

 y !?*"> iiy° Lj^j j*"*"^5 j A J^ cri^ *•{*■> cJl^/J-cb ; for y^s\y» beside you, 

 JUJI^., j&^ eri^^- c^'-H tne P 1- ice of such a jewel, liilj-^lc^b one who 

 reads (elegies on Husain) sitting at the foot of a banner (as used by 

 the Shi'ahs during the Muharram.) 



f. After a hidden 8 (^ulsr^^lA )„ This is poetical usage, and not 

 found in modern poets ; as, Joi-^^.*^ ^jjb &=-.j^ } vl?^* ^^j J-P ^^^-s 

 for JdS*£> ZjX+±. } j\j[j &$-j£. 



g. Before ^| God ; as, y^i\ J.l> bandmizid ( (j-l^U^o ) ? ytf.\u»^f<* 

 sipdsizid, the praise of God. This is poetical usage. 



h. After *3, as 1s.±~j&3 tah basit, for tah i basit, the dust below a 

 mat ; &^.^.Aj tah jur'ah, the last of the cup. 



i. After the preposition ^J zi'towards, as, jJ &>j& <_£J zidargdhi tu 

 (Mir Mu'izz), towards thy throne, for >> slfjo <_5J. The word <_jj does 

 not occur after Sa'di. 



k. In o+xyl^ kafar ni'mat, ungrateful ; AjibviJlJ sdlis sabkah, a 

 Christian (Niz). 



o o . o 



1. After <j..«o I ■ as, St^u u/o, ^j ^^o, ^^ er*. This occurs 

 sometimes in poetry for 8<xb ^/c m<M4 i bandah, I your slave. The word 

 ^j does not occur after the time of Jami. 



m. After nouns ending in alif or wdw. Thus, oy^*> j.^iU haldkii 

 mal'unihe accursedHalaku, <_5jy*> Ujj*| Amind Harawi* for ii>>*-^° ^^iU 

 and c£^; A c^-Hr" 3 !) which would not be wrong. 



VI, 



I conclude this paper with a few notes taken at random from 

 marginal remarks made by me to several Dictionaries at the time of 

 reading. If it be not presumptuous on my part, I would point out that 



* The Alif at the end of proper nouns is modern Irani usage. Thus {^ojLj 

 jJj&J, UzLs-^ UjLj, for (jajIj, ^a^ & o" 



