-міз

Kazakh

Alternative forms

• -мыз (-myz), -біз (-bız), -быз (-byz), -піз (-pız), -пыз (-pyz) (etymology 1)
• -ымыз (-ymyz), -іміз (-ımız), -мыз (-myz) (etymology 2)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *biŕ, which was a postposition. The b changed to m by analogue with first person possessive ending -іміз (-ımız). Cognate with Kyrgyz -биз (-biz), Turkish -iz.

Suffix

-міз • (-mız)

1. are (denotes "to be" for second person singular informal when at the end of an object)

   ‎күшті (küştı, “strong”) + ‎-міз (-mız) → ‎күштіміз (küştımız, “We are strong”)

2. Denotes first person plural after various tenses

Usage notes

• This suffix doesn't get stressed.

Etymology 2

See the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-міз • (-mız)

1. Form of -іміз (-ımız) in soft words and after consonants.