-ім

Kazakh

Alternative forms

• -ым (-ym), -м (-m)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *-im. Cognate with Kyrgyz -им (-im), Uzbek -im, Turkish -im, Yakut -им (-im).

Suffix

-ім • (-ım)

1. my (denotes first-person singular possessive suffix)

   ‎ана (ana, “mother”) + ‎-ім (-ım) → ‎анам (anam, “my mother”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *-m.

Suffix

-ім • (-ım)

1. Forms nouns from verbs

   ‎бөл- (böl-, “divide”) + ‎-ім (-ım) → ‎бөлім (bölım, “part”)

Derived terms

Kazakh terms suffixed with -ім

білім

киім

сенім