LEARNit Dictionary

of

preposition
A1
1
A1
belonging to somebody; relating to somebody
مربوط به, متعلق به, مال
2
A1
belonging to something; being part of something; relating to something
از, متعلق به, مرتبط با, مربوط به, جزء
the lid of the box
the director of the company
a member of the team
the result of the debate
3
A1
coming from a particular background or living in a place
از, اهل
a woman of Italian descent
the people of Wales
4
A1
relating to or showing somebody/something
مربوط به, متعلق به
a story of passion
a photo of my dog
a map of India
5
A1
used to say what somebody/something is, consists of or contains
از, متشکل از, تشکیل شده از, ساخته شده از
the city of Dublin
the issue of housing
a crowd of people
a glass of milk
6
A1
used with measurements and expressions of time, age, etc.
برحسب
2 kilos of potatoes
an increase of 2 per cent
a girl of 12
the fourth of July
the year of his birth
(old-fashioned)We would often have a walk of an evening.
7
A1
used to show somebody/something belongs to a group, often after some, a few, etc.
از, از جمله
some of his friends
a few of the problems
the most famous of all the stars
8
A1
used to show the position of something/somebody in space or time
از
just north of Detroit
at the time of the revolution
(North American English)at a quarter of eleven tonight
9
A1
used after nouns formed from verbs. The noun after ‘of’ can be either the object or the subject of the action.
از, حاصل از, متعلق به
the arrival of the police
criticism of the police
fear of the dark
the howling of the wind
10
A1
used after some verbs before mentioning somebody/something involved in the action
از
to deprive somebody of something
He was cleared of all blame.
Think of a number, any number.
11
A1
used after some adjectives before mentioning somebody/something that a feeling relates to
از, مرتبط با
to be proud of something
12
A1
used to give your opinion of somebody’s behaviour
از
It was kind of you to offer.
13
used when one noun describes a second one
از
Where's that idiot of a boy ?