Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
اندیشه ام محو بیکرانی آن بود
English translation:
my mind disappeared into its infinity/boundlessness
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Persian (Farsi) term
اندیشه ام محو بیکرانی آن بود
Persian (Farsi) to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
From the Night of the Sea (از شب دریا)
Greetings,
I am reading an excerpt from Persian literature.
شکوه دریا چنان خیزه ام کرده بود که اندیشه ام محو بیکرانی آن بود
The splendour of the sea had so fascinated me that …
Unfortunately I am completely unable to make head or tail of the last bit. Is it perhaps an idiomatic expression of some kind?
Please indicate any ezafes (extra kasres between words).
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
I am reading an excerpt from Persian literature.
شکوه دریا چنان خیزه ام کرده بود که اندیشه ام محو بیکرانی آن بود
The splendour of the sea had so fascinated me that …
Unfortunately I am completely unable to make head or tail of the last bit. Is it perhaps an idiomatic expression of some kind?
Please indicate any ezafes (extra kasres between words).
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
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Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
Specializes in field
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
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my mind disappeared into its infinity/boundlessness
I tried to stay close to the Persian but make it fluent in English, too.
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Comment: "many thanks excellent"
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Ebrahim Golavar
Native in Persian (Farsi)
professional, reliable and on time
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, PersianOld(ca600-400B.C.) to English, and 13 more.
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it is not an idiom
there is a kasre ezafe between mahv and bikarani and also between bikarani and an
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Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Marketing & technical expert, +12yrs
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
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My thought was fascinated by its shorlessness/ boundlessness
As Mr. Golavar said this sentence is not an idiomatic expression at all. It is poetic language somehow.
pronunciation:
Andishe am mahv e bikarani e An bood
pronunciation:
Andishe am mahv e bikarani e An bood
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Salman Rostami
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Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
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80
I was fascinated by its infinitude
I was fascinated by its infinitude
Here, آن refers to the "sea". And "محو چیزی شدن / بودن" is a collocational phrase. It means "to be fascinated by sth/sb".
There are two "ezafe"s here. One between /mahv/ and /bikerani/, and the other one between /bikarani/ and /An/.
Here, آن refers to the "sea". And "محو چیزی شدن / بودن" is a collocational phrase. It means "to be fascinated by sth/sb".
There are two "ezafe"s here. One between /mahv/ and /bikerani/, and the other one between /bikarani/ and /An/.
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