How to pronounce ezafe
Say it like eh-ZAH-fay. Ezafe has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (ZAH).
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US American/ɛˈzɑfeɪ/eh-ZAH-fay
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- eh
- ZAH
- fay
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Ezafe pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- ehKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
- ZAHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
- fayKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
What does ezafe mean?
noun
- A grammatical particle found in some Iranian and Iranian-influenced languages which links two words together; it consists of the unstressed vowel -e / -ye (Persian, Bengali, Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi), -i / -yi (Classical Persian, Kurdish, Bengali, Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish), or -ı (Ot
Questions about saying ezafe
How do you pronounce ezafe?
Say eh-ZAH-fay. The American pronunciation is /ɛˈzɑfeɪ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in ezafe?
Ezafe has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (ZAH). Broken into parts: eh · ZAH · fay.