INFIXAL ALLOMORPHES FORMING NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES IN THE PERSIAN LANGUAGE

The affixation of nouns and adjectives has a special place in the morphology of the Persian language. This method creates a new word by adding prefixes, infixes, and suffixes to the base. In particular, the creation of a noun and adjective by an infix and its infixal allomorphs is important in further expanding the vocabulary of the Persian language. This article discusses the functional and semantic properties of infixal allomorphs that make Persian nouns and adjectives as well as their use in context