Persian: پرده‌ای از گرمای بخاری‌ها آویزان بود

[sehrehalal]

Hi all,

Working with a short story and don't really get the image here, can some natives describe to me how they envision this scene ?

پشت پنجره‌های دو طرف کوچه٬ پرده‌ای از گرمای بخاری‌ها آویزان بود و هوا بوی هیزم و نفت سوخته می‌داد.

It is simply some figurative language here? The curtain hangs 'from the heat of the furnaces'??

 

[Qureshpor]

Behind the windows on both sides of the street, a curtain of heat from the stoves was hanging while the air smelt of burnt wood and oil.

(Not a native speaker, I am afraid).

 

[sehrehalal]

Thanks in any case, this is very helpful! So there is essentially a 'curtain' of hot air ? This would make sense since later he talks about the condensation on the windows and the obscured view... Can anyone confirm ?

 

[PersoLatin]

Yes it is ‘a curtain of heat’, This is an interesting style with many figurative references.

 

[truce]

To me something is wrong with that sentence. The "ی" in red color (shown below) seems to be amiss, making a jarring sentence. It is expected the "ی" in red to be omitted.

پشت پنجره‌های دو طرف کوچه٬ پرده‌ای از گرمای بخاری‌ها آویزان بود و هوای بوی هیزم و نفت سوخته می‌داد

 

[sehrehalal]

To me something is wrong with that sentence. The "ی" in red color (shown below) seem to be amiss and makes a jarring sentence. It is expected that the "ی" in red to be omitted.

پشت پنجره‌های دو طرف کوچه٬ پرده‌ای از گرمای بخاری‌ها آویزان بود و هوای بوی هیزم و نفت سوخته می‌داد

Thanks, you are correct, that is a typo! It shouldn't be there. Luckily that wasn't the part that was giving me trouble I removed it from the original post

 

[sehrehalal]

Yes it is ‘a curtain of heat’, This is an interesting style with many figurative references.

Thanks, that helps a lot. It seems obvious now, but I'm sure I wouldn't have gotten it without the help of the forum members. Yes, this is from Bijan Najdi, he likes to describe things very circuitously!

 

[PersoLatin]

he likes to describe things very circuitously!

I think he gets to the point quickly, he uses sentences cleverly and crams in information which provides a visual in the reader's mind:
‏با ران ‏با ‏صدا ی ‏ناودان ‏و ‏چتر ‏و ‏آسفالت،‏ ‏میبارید
or
.و کنار نفس نفس کشیدن و صدا ی پاشنه ی کفش هایش تقریباً میدوید ....

Also as you have also suggested پرده‌ای here پرده‌ای از گرمای بخاری‌ها آویزان بود refers to 'condensation on the glass' and in reality it refers not to a 'curtain of heat ', rather 'curtain of condensation caused by heat', the end result may be the same but there's a difference.

 

[Qureshpor]

I would like to ask our Persian speaking friends, if for the sentence...

پرده‌ای از گرمای بخاری‌ها آویزان بود

....we had...

پرده‌ای از گرمای بخاری‌ها آویختہ بود

What would the difference be in the final meaning of the sentence?

 

[PersoLatin]

پرده‌ای از گرمای بخاری‌ها آویزان بود

....we had...

پرده‌ای از گرمای بخاری‌ها آویختہ بود

What would the difference be in the final meaning of the sentence?

There’s no difference in meaning between the two sentences as here آویخته and آویزان are identical except in register, with the former being more formal/bookish.

 

[Qureshpor]

There’s no difference in meaning between the two sentences as here آویخته and آویزان are identical except in register, with the former being more formal/bookish.

Thank you. Much appreciated.