Basic prepositions
In Persian there are different prepositions regarding time, location, direction and manner. There are a few basic prepositions:
| az | from | bar | on | bâ | with |
| be | to | bi | without | joz | except |
| tâ | until |
Nouns followed by the bound conjunction “e” as prepositions
A number of Persian prepositions can be formed from a noun followed by the bound conjunction “e”:
| kenâr e | beside | poŝt / aqab e | behind |
| sar e | on; at | jelow e | in front of |
| beyn / miân e | between | piŝ e | at |
| zir e | under | ru ye | on |
| ra’s e | at | hodud e | about |
| bâlâ ye | above | pâyin e | under |
| darun / dâxel e; tu ye | in; inside | birun / xârej e | out; outside |
Compound prepositions
The basic prepositions together with a noun can form another preposition:
| piŝ / qabl az | before | banâ bar | according to |
| pas / ba’d az | after | râje’ be | about |
There are also prepositions consisting of a basic preposition and a noun followed by the bound conjunction “e”, partly to express “where to” or “where from”:
| be / bar ru ye miz | on the table | az zir e zamin | out of the earth |
| be xâter e | due to | be jâ ye | instead of |
| dar bâre ye | about | dar beyn / miân e | among |
| be dalil e | due to | dar kenâr e | beside |
| be manzur e | for | bâ vojud e | despite |
| az su ye / traf e | from | be su ye / taraf e | towards |
