Linguistics Society of Iran Language and Linguistics 23223847 4 7 2008 05 21 Artificial Infinitives in Persian A Descriptive-Synchronic Approach Artificial Infinitives in Persian A Descriptive-Synchronic Approach 41 64 1636 FA Mohammad J Jabbari Journal Article 2015 08 08 Infinitives ending in /-idæn/, referred to as "Artificial" or "False", comprise a vast majority of Persian simple verbs. Some grammarians argue that simple verbs, including the above-mentioned ones are not made in Persian anymore. Simple verbs, especially those ending in /-idæn/, however, have always been made in the spoken Persian. This article aims at a close investigation of the said group of simple verbs, at the three levels of morphology, lexical category and semantics, emphasizing the part this group of verbs can play in rendering verbs from foreign languages into Persian. Infinitives ending in /-idæn/, referred to as "Artificial" or "False", comprise a vast majority of Persian simple verbs. Some grammarians argue that simple verbs, including the above-mentioned ones are not made in Persian anymore. Simple verbs, especially those ending in /-idæn/, however, have always been made in the spoken Persian. This article aims at a close investigation of the said group of simple verbs, at the three levels of morphology, lexical category and semantics, emphasizing the part this group of verbs can play in rendering verbs from foreign languages into Persian. http://lsi-linguistics.ihcs.ac.ir/article_1636_f4d5b51c7abfb1e9aae11a3c7d1befc0.pdf