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Kinga Maciuszak:
Some scholars maintain that the suffix -tar is no longer productive in Modern Persian. However, the evidence of the
Modern Persian dictionaries proves that there are about 30 forms with this suffix, still used and active in New
Persian. 20 of them are archaisms from Middle Persian and 10 are new forms not attested earlier. These words are
employed chiefly in writing and the literary language, while in the spoken language, they are being gradually removed
by the present participles in -ande. In my paper I would like to stress a very interesting phenomenon of
revival of the Middle Persian names of agent in -tar. These forms are being restored and introduced into
Modern Persian as "artificial neologisms". This phenomenon of their revival takes place thanks to many Persian writers, who
are now engaged in translating various Middle Persian texts into New Persian. Another problem is the change of
meaning of the original nomina agentis in -tar, which are now passive in signification. My paper will
also present a short outline of their historical development.
Stand 11. Februar 2001
On Middle Iranian Nomina Agentis in -TAR