-іміз

Kazakh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-imiŕ. Cognate with Kyrgyz -имиз (-imiz), Southern Altai -ибис (-ibis) / -бис (-bis) / -ис (-is), Turkish -imiz, Yakut -быт (-bıt).

Suffix

-іміз • (-ımız)

  1. our (denotes first-person plural possessive suffix)
    ана (ana, mother) + ‎-іміз (-ımız) → ‎анамыз (anamyz, our mother)