-dir

See also: dir, Dir, Dir., dir-, dír-, and dîr

Azerbaijani

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *tur- (“to stand”).

Suffix

preceding vowel
A / I	E / Ə / İ	O / U	Ö / Ü
-dır	-dir	-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 / I	E / Ə / İ	O / U	Ö / Ü
-dır	-dir	-dur	-dür

-dir

1. Causative suffix.

   ‎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

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diɾ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *tur- (“to stand”).

Suffix

-dir

1. (auxiliary, defective, + noun) is

   Bu benim evimdir. ― This is my house.

Alternative forms

• -dır (softening)
• -tir (front unrounded vowel)
• -dir (front unrounded vowel and softening)
• -tur (back rounded vowel)
• -dur (back rounded vowel and softening)
• -tür (front rounded vowel)
• -dür (front rounded vowel and softening)

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-dir

1. Causative suffix.

   ‎gezmek (“to walk”) + ‎-dir → ‎gezdirmek (“to take (one) out for a walk”)

   ‎bilmek (“to know”) + ‎-dir → ‎bildirmek (“to inform”)

Alternative forms

• -dır (back unrounded vowel and softening)
• -tır (back unrounded vowel)
• -tir (front unrounded vowel)
• -dir (front unrounded vowel and softening)
• -tur (back rounded vowel)
• -dur (back rounded vowel and softening)
• -tür (front rounded vowel)
• -dür (front rounded vowel and softening)