چكيده لاتين :
'A' or 'Alif' the first letter of Persian alphabet, is a prominent vowel in Farsi language. It is the first letter of Abjad numeral system which represents number one in this system. Alif signifies the Taurus astrological sign. In mystical,
philosophical, and rhetorical literature, Alif represents unique God, Holy Spirit,
God's mercy; Adam's the father, abstract sphere, solitude, and the single mystery
and etc. Due to its special form and position and some other unique features, letter
Alif is one of the most used letters in order to create the original themes and poetic
areas, mot and elegant expressions and compounds in Persian literature, two
distinguished story-teller lyrical poets that are Nezami as a pioneer in lyrical verses
and Jami as a laureate in this field. Alif is a leading in most of poetry by these
poets meanings like consistent and firm colossal stature, handsomeness, oblong,
tense and stretched. It also signifies greatness, proud and honor, slimness,
uprightness, stability, resistance, persistence, staunchness, loyalty, faithfulness and
standing on one's promise. Alif has fallen in love with its stature. Since Alif has
accent-like sign overhead, it is rebellious. Despite having tongue, it is dumb and
silent. It is regarded as one of the poorest in terms of wealth among letters. It
symbolizes poverty, abjection, destitution, vacancy, pauperism, beggary,
inexistence, absence, loss, and self-denial. It also suggests nakedness, nudity,
embarrassment, self-evidence, preparedness, distress and confusion and adornment.
It carries meanings like solitude, individualism, loneliness, uniqueness,
detachment, freedom, honesty, frankness, and innocence. Alif is motionless and
stagnant. Its creation begins with points and dots. All letters and numbers then are
founded upon this letter. Alif is the first letter of creation. It also indicates
minuteness, brevity and tininess. Alif is the most common simile in Persian
literature and the poetry's and prose's images or contents used in Persian literature are described. It was compared to needles, thorn, moon crescent, sticks, pens and
plumes, fingers, arrows, bolts, cedars, gallows and scaffolds, newly grown
whiskers or beard, half or full moon, and etc. This article tries to study the literary,
artistic and video applications of letter Alif in Nezami and Jami poetry.
