-іңіз

Kazakh

Alternative forms

• -ыңыз (-yñyz), -ңыз (-ñyz), -ңіз (-ñız)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *-iŋiŕ. Cognate with Kyrgyz -иңиз (-iŋiz), 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”)