Word
به جز مدیر، شریکهای دیگر اقلیت مالکیت را دارند.
Meaning
Except for the manager, the other partners have a minority of the ownership.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Lesson
Breakdown of به جز مدیر، شریکهای دیگر اقلیت مالکیت را دارند.
داشتنdâshtan
to have
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مدیرmodir
manager
دیگرdigar
other, else
Questions & Answers about به جز مدیر، شریکهای دیگر اقلیت مالکیت را دارند.
Both aqalliyat and malekiyyat end in the same sound. What does this suffix do?
The -iyyat ending is a suffix borrowed from Arabic that creates abstract nouns, similar to '-ity' or '-ship' in English. Here, it turns malek (owner) into malekiyyat (ownership), and it forms aqalliyat (minority) from an Arabic root meaning 'less'.
Why does the object marker ra come after malekiyyat instead of right after aqalliyat?
The direct object of the verb darand (they have) is the entire phrase aqalliyat-e malekiyyat (the minority of the ownership). The rule for ra is that it must attach to the very end of the complete noun phrase, rather than attaching to the first word.
How do we say 'minority OF the ownership' when there is no word for 'of' in the Farsi sentence?
Farsi uses the ezafe vowel to show possession or a relationship between nouns. By pronouncing an 'e' sound at the end of the first word to make it aqalliyat-e malekiyyat, you link the two nouns together to mean 'minority of the ownership'.
This lesson teaches fractions like yek sevvom (one third). How does aqalliyat fit into this?
While it isn't an exact numerical fraction, aqalliyat (minority) is an essential proportion word in Farsi. When you don't need a specific fraction like do panjom (two fifths), you use aqalliyat or its opposite (majority) to describe the size of a share.