-ейін

Kazakh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-eyin. Cognate with Kyrgyz -ейин (-yeyin), Southern Altai -ейин (-yeyin), Tatar -әйм (-äym), Turkish -eyim.

Suffix

-ейін • (-eiın)

  1. may I, let me (Used to form first-person singular optative.)
    ‎жазу (jazu, “write”) + ‎-ейін (-eiın) → ‎жазайын (jazaiyn, “let me write”)
  • -ейік (-eiık, “suffix forming first-person plural imperative”)
  • -ңдер (-ñder, “suffix forming second-person plural imperative”)
  • -іңіз (-ıñız, “suffix forming second-person polite singular imperative”)
  • -іңіздер (-ıñızder, “suffix forming second-person polite plural imperative”)
  • -сін (-sın, “suffix forming third-person imperative”)
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