{"id":224,"date":"2008-07-24T13:36:47","date_gmt":"2008-07-24T18:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2009-04-12T17:42:52","modified_gmt":"2009-04-12T23:42:52","slug":"to-tell-the-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/numbers-1\/to-tell-the-time\/","title":{"rendered":"To Tell the Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

In telling time<\/strong>, normally the 12-hour set is used, not the 24-hour set. The 24-hour set is used in the Army and the media news broadcast. The cardinal numbers 1 to 12 are used for this purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[tag resources time_01]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u0686\u0646\u062f \u0627\u0633\u062a\u061f[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at cand ast?
\n“What time is it?”<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Remember that the word \u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a means \u2018watch, clock, time, hour.\u2019<\/p>\n

The phrase in replying to asking the time is \u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a number \u0627\u0633\u062a:<\/p>\n

\n[tag resources time_02].\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u06cc\u06a9 \u0627\u0633\u062a [\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at yek ast<\/em>
\nIt is one o’clock.
\n[tag resources time_03].\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u062f\u0648 \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at do ast<\/em>
\nIt is two o’clock.
\n[tag resources time_04].\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u062f\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at dah ast<\/em>
\nIt is ten o’clock.
\n[tag resources time_05].\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u062f\u0648\u0627\u0632\u062f\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at dav\u0101zda ast<\/em>
\nIt is twelve o’clock.
\n<\/h5>\n

Usually the word \u0631\u0628\u0639 rob<\/em> \u2018a quarter\u2019 and \u0646\u06cc\u0645 nim<\/em> \u2018a half\u2019 are used; but the words \u062f\u0642\u06cc\u0642\u0647 daqiqe<\/em> \u2018minute\u2019 and \u062b\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0651\u0647 s\u0101niyye<\/em> \u2018second\u2019 are also used profusely:<\/p>\n

[tag resources time_06]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u06cc\u06a9 \u0648 \u0631\u0628\u0639 \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at yek-o rob\u2019 ast<\/em>
\n“It is one-fifteen.” (literally, \u2018one and a quarter\u2019)<\/p>\n

[tag resources time_07]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u062f\u0648 \u0648 \u0646\u06cc\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at do-vo nim ast<\/em>
\n“It is two-thirty.” (literally, \u2018ten and a half\u2019)<\/p>\n

[tag resources time_08]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u062f\u0647 \u0648 \u067e\u0627\u0646\u0632\u062f\u0647 \u062f\u0642\u06cc\u0642\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at dah-o p\u0101nzdah daqiqe ast<\/em>
\n“It is ten-fifteen.”<\/p>\n

[tag resources time_09]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u062f\u0648\u0627\u0632\u062f\u0647 \u0648 \u0633\u06cc \u062f\u0642\u06cc\u0642\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a.[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at dav\u0101zdah-o si daqiqe ast<\/em>
\n“It is twelve-thirty.”<\/p>\n

[tag resources time_10]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u0646\u0647 \u0648 \u0628\u06cc\u0633\u062a \u0648 \u0633\u0647 \u062f\u0642\u06cc\u0642\u0647 \u0648 \u0686\u0647\u0627\u0631 \u062b\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0651\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at noh-o bist-o se daqiqe-ve cah\u0101r s\u0101niyye ast<\/em>
\n“It is nine-twenty-three minutes and four seconds”<\/h5>\n

As we can see, between the hour and the fraction the linking \u2013o- (\u2018and\u2019) intervenes. However, if the time said is before the hour, the link is dropped and the word \u06a9\u0645 kam<\/em> \u2018less, short, shy\u2019 follows the fraction:<\/p>\n

[tag resources time_11]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u0647\u0634\u062a\u066c \u0631\u0628\u0639 \u06a9\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\nsa’at ha\u0161t, rob\u2019 kam ast<\/em>
\n“It is quarter to eight.” (literally, \u2018it is eight, a quarter shy\u2019)<\/p>\n

[tag resources time_12]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u0634\u0634\u066c \u0647\u0641\u062f\u0647 \u062f\u0642\u06cc\u0642\u0647 \u06a9\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\nsa’at \u0161e\u0161, hefdah daqiqe kam ast<\/em>
\n“It is seventeen minutes before\/to six.”<\/h5>\n

A.M. is \u0635\u0628\u062d sobh \u2018morning, A.M.\u2019 and P.M. is \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0632 \u0638\u0647\u0631 ba\u2019d az zohr<\/em> \u2018afternoon, P.M.\u2019, both of which follow the number, linked by ez\u0101fe<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[tag resources time_13]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u0686\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0650 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0632 \u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at cah\u0101r-e ba\u2019d az zohr ast <\/em>
\n“It is four P.M.”<\/p>\n

[tag resources time_14]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u0634\u0634\u0650 \u0635\u0628\u062d \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at \u0161e\u0161-e sobh ast<\/em>
\n“It is six A.M.”<\/h5>\n

In Persian the word for \u201cmidnight\u201d doesn\u2019t exclusively refer to 12 A.M., but to all the hours between twelve A.M. and the sunrise. Therefore, if the time is between twelve and the sunrise (including twelve itself), it is referred to as \u0646\u0635\u0641 \u0634\u0628 nesf-e \u0161ab<\/em> or (formally) \u0646\u06cc\u0645\u0647 \u0634\u0628 nime \u0161ab<\/em> ‘midnight\u2019:<\/p>\n

[tag resources time_15]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u0633\u0647 \u0648 \u0646\u06cc\u0645 \u0646\u0635\u0641 \u0634\u0628 \u0627\u0633\u062a[\/tag]
\ns\u0101’at se-vo nim-e nesf-e \u0161ab ast<\/em>
\n“It is three-thirty A.M.”<\/h5>\n

The word for ‘noon’ is[tag resources time_16] \u0638\u0647\u0631 [\/tag]zohr<\/em>. Between \u0638\u0647\u0631 and four or five P.M. (depending on the season and how soon or late the sun sets) is usually referred to as [tag resources time_17]\u0628\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0632 \u0638\u0647\u0631 [\/tag] ba\u2019d az zohr <\/em>. Between those hours and the sunset, while the sky is still bright enough is usually referred to as[tag resources time_18] \u0639\u0635\u0631 [\/tag]asr.<\/em> The word for ‘sunset’ is \u063a\u0631\u0648\u0628 \u03b3orub<\/em> or \u0645\u063a\u0631\u0628 ma\u03b3reb<\/em>, which also means \u2018dusk.’ A word for ‘dawn’ as \u0628\u0627\u0645\u062f\u0627\u062f b\u0101md\u0101d<\/em> is used exclusively formally. The spoken word is almost always[tag resources time_19] \u0635\u0628\u062d[\/tag]sobh<\/em> ‘morning’.<\/p>\n

The words for an ambiguous time span between the sunrise and noon is \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0632 \u0638\u0647\u0631 qabl az zohr<\/em>, or \u067e\u06cc\u0634 \u0627\u0632 \u0638\u0647\u0631 pi\u0161 az zohr<\/em>. Therefore,[tag resources time_20] \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0632 \u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0645\u06cc \u0628\u06cc\u0646\u0645\u062a [\/tag]qabl az zohr mi binamat<\/em> means “I\u2019ll see you some time before noon,” but it is normally closer to noon than to the sunrise. Normally the time between the sunrise and ten o\u2019clock is referred to as[tag resources time_21] \u0635\u0628\u062d [\/tag]sobh<\/em> \u2018morning.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In telling time, normally the 12-hour set is used, not the 24-hour set. The 24-hour set is used in the Army and the media news broadcast. The cardinal numbers 1 to 12 are used for this purpose. [tag resources time_01]\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a \u0686\u0646\u062f \u0627\u0633\u062a\u061f[\/tag] s\u0101’at cand ast? “What time is it?” Remember that the word \u0633\u0627\u0639\u062a means […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":289,"featured_media":0,"parent":65,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-224","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/289"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3356,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224\/revisions\/3356"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}