-іңіз

Kazakh

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-iŋiŕ. Cognate with Kyrgyz -иңиз (-iŋiz), Southern Altai -игер (-iger), Turkish -iniz, Yakut -гит (-git).

Suffix

-іңіз • (-ıñız)

  1. your (denotes second-person singular formal possessive suffix)
    ана (ana, mother) + ‎-іңіз (-ıñız) → ‎анаңыз (anañyz, your mother)

See also

  • -ің (-ıñ, second-person singular informal possessive suffix)
  • -нің (-nıñ, genitive case)
  • -ім (-ım, first-person singular possessive suffix)
  • -іміз (-ımız, first-person plural possessive suffix)
  • -сі (-sı, third-person possessive suffix)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *-iŋ, reshaped by analogy with the possessive suffix (see etymology 1).

Suffix

-іңіз • (-ıñız)

  1. Used to form second-person singular formal imperative.
    кел- (kel-, to come) + ‎-іңіз (-ıñız) → ‎келіңіз (kelıñız, come!)