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(b)

When the muz̤āf is marked by the addition of ء, it is followed by -ʼi.

	qālī-ʼi Īrān	قالئ ایران
	khānah-ʼi buzurg	خانۀ بزرگ

(c)

When the muz̤āf is marked by the addition of ی, it is followed by -yi.

	rū-yi zamīn	روی زمین
	Daryā-yi Khazar	دریای خزر
	khānah-yi buzurg	ی بزرگ​خانه

(d)

Iz̤āfah is represented in romanization of personal names only when expressly identified in the Persian script.

Affixes and Compounds

9.

Affixes.

(a)

When the affix and the word with which it is connected grammatically are written separately in Persian, the two are separated in romanization by a single prime ( ʹ ). See also 12(b) below.

	khānahʹhā	خانه ها
	khānahʹam	خانه ام
	khānahʹī	خانه ای
	mīʹravam	ی روم
but	mīravam	میروم
	bihʹgū	به گو
	barʹrasīhā	بر رسیها
	Kāẓimʹzādah	کاظم زاده
but	Kāẓimzādah	کاظمزاده

(b)

The Arabic article al is separated by a hyphen, in romanization, from the word to which it is prefixed.

	dār al-muʻallimīn	دار المعلمین
	ʻAbd al-Ḥusayn	عبد الحسین

10.

Compounds. When the elements of a compound (except a compound personal name) are written separately in Persian, they are separated in romanization by a single prime ( ʹ ). See also 12(b) below.

	marīz̤ʹkhānah	مریض خانه
but	marīz̤khānah	مریضخانه
	Shāhʹnāmah	شاه نامه
but	Shāhnāmah	شاهنامه

Note the treatment of compound personal names: