In Persian, an adjective can play the role of an adverb. Likewise, a comparative adjective of equality can function as a comparative adverb of equality. For instance, به آرامی can mean “as slow as” (adjective) and “as slowly as” (adverb) depending on the context. When it modifies a noun, it has an adjectival role. Otherwise, it has an adverbial role.

Structure

The comparative adverb of equality has the same structure as comparative adjective of equality. It is constructed by combining the preposition به (“be”) with a noun or an adjective plus suffix “-i” (which also forms a noun). See the comparative adjectives of equality for the details on the formation of nouns from adjectives using the suffix “-i”.

preposition “be” noun genitive “-ye”
adjective suffix -i
Adverb Equal Form
خوب
⟨xub⟩
well		 به خوبی
⟨be xubi-ye⟩
as well as
بد
⟨bad⟩
badly		 به بدی
⟨be badi-ye⟩
as badly as
زیبا
⟨zibâ⟩
beautifully		 به زیبایی
⟨be zibâyi-ye⟩
as beautifully as
دقت
⟨deǧǧat⟩
attention		 به دقت
⟨be deǧǧat⟩
as attentively as

Examples

Demonstrative Adverbs of Equality

Distal and proximal demonstrative adjectives can be added to the above patterns, particularly when the second side of comparison is not mentioned.

“be” demonstrative noun “-(y)e”
adjective “-i”

Examples