-mez

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman TurkishCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish#MEZCategory:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#MEZ ـمز (-mez, -maz), from Proto-TurkicCategory:Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic#MEZ *-meŕ.

Pronunciation

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı / o / u e / i / ö / ü
-maz -mez

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  1. Negative aorist suffix.
  2. Makes negative aorist participles.
    ‎inanıl- (“to be believed”) + ‎-maz → ‎inanılmaz (“unbelievable”)

Usage notes

  • The suffix takes the form -me before the first-person suffixes -im (which in this case takes the form -m) and -iz.

See also

Further reading

Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:Turkish adjective-forming suffixes Category:Turkish lemmas Category:Turkish suffixes Category:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish Category:Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic Category:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish Category:Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Turkish verb-forming suffixes