The Study of Persian Enclitic Compound Verbs and their Presentation in General Dictionaries

The paper aims at studying structures like khu§sa§s ¦amad, lajam gereft, m¦ata§s bord that Kh¦anlary (1365) terms them as ``inchoative verbs'' and S¦adeghi (1358) as ``impersonal structures''. The structures have characteristics, lacking in other Persian sentences. The constant presence of personal ending pronouns and apparent non-agreement of the subject and object are among these features. The present writer has reached generalizations by analyzing the structure and termed the verbs used in the structures as ``enclitic compound verbs'' based on the arguments outlined in the paper. Enclitics are obligatory in the structures and function as subjects. Compound verbs are used in the structures. The semantic function of the subject is an experiencer. Enclitic compound verbs must be entered as infinitives in dictionaries, but in the section devoted to grammar in the dictionary front matter, it must be stated that these verbs belong to a special group of compound verbs, enjoying different features and structures.