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Comprehensive Apocopating Noun List
Definition of grammar term: Apocopate
verb. - To cut off or drop; as, to Apocopate a word, or the last
letter, syllable, or part of a word.
adj. - Shortened by apocope ; as, an Apocopate form.
Apocopating Nouns
This is a comprehensive list of Turkish nouns which lose their final
vowel (apocopate) when a suffix which itself begins with a vowel
is added to the noun.
As an example: izin - leave, time of - becomes izn-im [NOT
izin-im] - my leave (ie the final vowel of the noun root is dropped
when adding a suffix which begins in a vowel.
Adding a vowel does afect the Noun
iznim - my leave - iznimden - [izn-im-den] - since my time
of..
The Final Vowel in the noun is lost when adding -im - my.. suffix
(which begins with a vowel)
Adding a consonant does NOT afect the Noun
izindeyim - [izin-de-yim] - I am on leave..
Here the vowel of izin is not lost as the first suffix -de begins with
a consonant.
Direct Object
Form
Aczi - (NOT acizi)
Az
Ahdi
Akl
Akti
Aksi
Aln
Asl
Asr
Azmi
Bar
Bahsi (Bahse
girmek)
Beyni
Boynu
Burnu
Cismi
Crm
Defni
Devri
Ecri
Emri
Fasli
Fethi
Fikri
Genzi
Gs
Gnl
Hacmi
Haczi
Hapsi
Hasm
Hazm
Hm
Hzn
lmi
Basic Meaning
Impotence
Mouth
Injunction
Intelligence
Treaty
Reflection
Forehead
Origin
Century
Determination
Bosom
Bet, Wager - (to make a bet)
Brain
Neck
Nose
Substance, matter, object
Crime
Burial
Period
Reward/Wage
Order ; Command
Part, chapter
Conquest
Idea
Nostril
Breast
Heart/Desire
Volume
Distraint, confiscation, seizure
Prison
Enemy, foe, rival
Digestion
Rage/Anger
Grief
Science
sim
zin
Kadir
Kahr
Karn
smi
zni
Kadri
Kahr
Karn
Kast
Kast
Kayn
Kayp
Kesir
Keif
Keyif
Ksm
Metin
Nabz
Nakil
Nakit
Nazm
Nefis
Nesir
Kayn
Kayb
Kesri
Kefi
Keyfi
Ksm
Metni
Nabz
Nakli
Nakdi
Nazm
Nefsi
Nesri
Neir
Neri
Nutuk
Oul
Resim
Sabr
Sath
Seyir
Skt
ehir
ekil
kr
Tavr
Ufuk
Vakit
Nutku
Olu
Resmi
Sabr
Sath
Seyri
Skt
ehri
ekli
kr
Tavr
Ufku
Vakti
Vasf
Vasf
Zehir
Zihin
Zulm
Zehri
Zihni
Zulm
Name
Leave/Time of
Worth/Value
Anxiety
Stomach
Intention, purpose,
deliberatness
Brother-in-law
Loss
Fraction (in maths)
Discovery
Pleasure
Part (of)
Text
Pulse
Transport
Cash
Verse, poetry
Self, personality
Prose
Publication, edition,
broadcasting
Speech, oration
Son
Picture
Patience
Superficie, plane
Motion
Miscarriage
City
Form/Shape
Gratitude
Mode/Manner
Horizon
Time, occasion
Characteristic, qualification,
quality
Poison
Intellect
Tyranny, cruelty
Many of these words - especially the parts of the body like burun
- nose becomes burnum - my nose and beyin - brain becomes
beynim - my brain etc. are in constant daily use therefore time
should be taken to learn some of this list's common words.
Last but not least, a small hint in Turkish - for the word "ehir"
itself, we perform the vowel loss; however, for the words
"Eskiehir", "Nevehir" (which are actually cities in Turkey), we say
"Eskiehir'e gidiyorum" or "Nevehir'imiz ok gzel", without using
vowel loss. These are proper nouns (zel isim).