-dir

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dir"

Azerbaijani

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *tur- (to stand).[1]

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı e / ə / i̇ o / u ö / ü
-dır -dur -dür

-dir

  1. Third-person singular present simple copula (used suppletively in place of *imək):
    1. [he/she/it] is

Etymology 2

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı e / ə / i̇ o / u ö / ü
-dır -dur -dür

-dir

  1. Causative suffix.[2]
    gəzmək (to walk) + ‎-dir → ‎gəzdirmək (to take out for a walk)
    bilmək (to know) + ‎-dir → ‎bildirmək (to inform)
Derived terms
Azerbaijani terms suffixed with -dir

References

  1. ^ Sevortjan, E. V. (1980) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Nauka, pages 296-301
  2. ^ Шиарлиев, М.Ш.; Севортян, Э. В. (1971) Грамматика азербайджанского языка: (Фонетика, морфология и синтаксис) (p. 109). Баку: "Элм".

Gagauz

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diɾ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish طورمق (durmaq), ـدر (-dur, -dür), from Proto-Turkic *tur-. Compare Turkish durmak, -dir; Azerbaijani durmaq, -dir; and durmaa.

Suffix

-dir

  1. (copulative) Third-person singular present simple copula, is
Usage notes
  • Usually dropped during colloquial speech; mostly used to emphasize.

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *-tur

Suffix

-dir

  1. forms causative verbs

Further reading

  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “-дир”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 635

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diɾ/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ـدر (-dir), from Proto-Turkic *tur- (to stand). Cognate with Turkish durmak (to stand, to stop).

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı e / i o / u ö / ü
default -dır -dir -dur -dür
assimilated -tır -tir -tur -tür

-dir

  1. (auxiliary, defective, + noun) is
    Bu benim evimdir.This is my house.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *-tur (causative suffix).

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı e / i o / u ö / ü
default -dır -dir -dur -dür
assimilated -tır -tir -tur -tür

-dir

  1. Causative suffix.
    gezmek (to walk) + ‎-dir → ‎gezdirmek (to take (one) out for a walk)
    bilmek (to know) + ‎-dir → ‎bildirmek (to inform)
    ölmek (to die) + ‎-dir → ‎öldürmek (to kill, literally to make someone die)