𐰤𐰭

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-niŋ. Cognate with Chuvash -ӑн (-ăn), Turkish -nin, Uzbek -ning, Kazakh -дің (-dıñ).

Suffix

𐰤𐰭 (-niŋ, -nüŋ)

  1. Forms genitive case
    𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣 (bodun, people) + 𐰤𐰭 (n²ŋ)𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣𐰭 (bodunuŋ, the people's)

Usage notes

  1. Unlike some Turkic languages, the initial n- drops after words with consonant endings.
    𐰋𐰏 (beg, lord) + 𐰤𐰭 (n²ŋ)𐰋𐰏𐰭 (begiŋ, the lord's)

Alternative forms

  • 𐰣𐰭- (-nïŋ, -nuŋ)
  • 𐰭- (-iŋ, -ïŋ, -üŋ, -uŋ)
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