ـلار

Uyghur

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰞𐰺 (lar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-lɑr/
- IPA^(key): [lɑː] (spoken)

Suffix

ـلار • (-lar)

Used to form plurals of nouns, the last vowel of which is a back vowel.
‎ئات (at) + ‎ـلار (-lar) → ‎ئاتلار (atlar)

‎تام (tam) + ‎ـلار (-lar) → ‎تاملار (tamlar)
When talking about the group of people in the name of the leader.
.تۇرغانلار ئۆيگە ماڭدى ― Turghanlar öyge mangdi ― Turghan (and others with him) went to home.

Usage notes

(instantaneous suffix) Harmonic variants:
ـلار (-lar) is added to back vowel words

ـلەر (-ler) is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

Uyghur terms suffixed with ـلار

ئاتلىقلار

ئالمىلار

See also

Uyghur plural suffixes
back vowel	front vowel
ـلار (-lar)	ـلەر (-ler)

Appendix:Uyghur suffixes