Day 12 - Ardā-Wirāz-nāmag. Excerpts (II)

On the last day of the course, we will keep reading excerpts from the Ardā-Wirāz-nāmag. At the beginning we will go over the homework and discuss questions students might have had at home, then we will read excerpts from the text of the AWN. In the end, we will talk about our future plans, with the hope to meet online again or in Yerevan.

Homework and questions - At the beginning of the class, students and the instructor will discuss various questions related to the grammatical, lexical, and stylistic aspects of the text of the Ardā-Wirāz-nāmag.

Reading - After checking the homework and answering the students' questions, we will continue reading excerpts from the text of the Ardā-Wirāz-nāmag, and explanations related to the difficult grammatical, lexical and stylistic aspects of the texts will be given. The text's reading will be accompanied by interesting and stimulating discussions of the cultural, etymological, religious, and historical aspects of the text.

Discussion and conversation - After completing the text, the remaining time will be dedicated to various activities related to enhancing understanding of the text and language.

Text (excerpt from Ardā-Wirāz-nāmag):

ud pas moγ-mardān ud dastwarān ī dēn *any būd hēnd [kē] az ān mar *andōh-ōmand [ud] purr-pīm būd hēnd u-šān pad dar ī pērōzgar ādur ī *farnbay hanǰaman xwāst ud was ēwēnag saxwan ud uskār abar ēn būd kū-mān čārag xwāstan abāyēd tā-mān kas-ē šawēd [ud] az mēnōgān āgāhīh āwarēd kū mardōmān ī andar ēn āwām hēnd be dānēnd kū ēn yayzišn ud drōn [ud] āfrīnagān ud nērang ud pād/yābīh ud *yōīdahrgarīh ī amā pad kardag *āwarēm ō yazadān rasēd ayāb ō dēwān ud ō frayād ī ruwān ī amā rasēd ayāb nē. u-šān pas pad ham-dādestānīh ī az dēn-dastwarān hamāg mardōm ō dar ī ādur *farnbay xwānd hēnd.