Questions & Answers about تیراژ سومین کتاب این نویسنده بالا است.
Why does the sentence use سومین کتاب (sevvomin ketab) instead of کتاب سوم (ketab-e sevvom)?
Both mean "third book", but they use different structures. The suffix -omin creates an emphatic ordinal number that comes before the noun, without using an Ezafe connector: سومین کتاب (sevvomin ketab). If we used the standard ordinal ending in -om, it would follow the noun and require an Ezafe: کتابِ سوم (ketab-e sevvom). This lesson focuses on using -omin for slightly more emphasis.
Are there any Ezafe connectors hidden in the phrase تیراژ سومین کتاب?
Yes, there is one Ezafe, but it's not where you might expect! You do not use an Ezafe between the -omin number and its noun. However, you still need an Ezafe to connect the first noun, تیراژ (tirazh - print run), to the whole phrase that follows it. So it is pronounced تیراژِ سومین کتاب (tirazh-e sevvomin ketab).
Where are all the Ezafe connectors in the full subject of this sentence?
The subject is "The print run of this author's third book". There are two Ezafe sounds connecting it all together: تیراژِ سومین کتابِ این نویسنده (tirazh-e sevvomin ketab-e in nevisandeh). The first links "print run" to "third book", and the second links "book" to "this author".
What is the origin of the word تیراژ (tirazh)?