An Analytical and Historical Study of Prefix Verbs in Persian

Prefix verbs are form a category of verbs in the Persian language. Such verbs have been in use since the old Persian era, but their frequency has had a downward trend in the DariPersian. The prefixes in these verbs, which constitute the nonverbal component of the verb group, mainly designate direction and sometimes emphasize the meaning and theoccurrence of the verb, or they sometimes create a new meaning in the verb group. Through time, the prefixes in such verbs have been replaced by adverbs, verb complements, or non-verbal components in noun or adjective groups.