Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-meŕ

This Proto-Turkic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Turkic

Alternative forms

*-maŕ

Suffix

*-meŕ

Suffix creating negative present tense.
‎*seb- (“to love”) + ‎*-meŕ → ‎*sebmeŕ (“She/he/it doesn't love.”)
Antonym: *-ür

Descendants

Oghur:
- Chuvash: -мер (-mer), -мар (-mar)
Common Turkic:

Oghuz:
- Old Anatolian Turkish: [script needed] (-mez), [script needed] (-maz)
  - Azerbaijani: -məz, -maz, -mər, -mar
  - Ottoman Turkish:
    - Turkish: -mez, -maz, -merin, -marın (dial.)
- Salar: -mes, -mas
- Turkmen: -mez, -maz, -merin, -maryn, -mersin, -marsyn
Karluk:
- Karakhanid:
  - Uzbek: -mas
  - Uyghur: [script needed] (-mes), [script needed] (-mas)
Kipchak:
- East Kipchak:
  - Kyrgyz: -бес (-bes), -бас (-bas), -бөс (-bös), -бос (-bos)
  - Southern Altai: -бес (-bes), -бас (-bas), -бӧс (-bös), -бос (-bos)
- South Kipchak:
  - Kazakh: -мес (-mes), -мас (-mas), -бес (-bes), -бас (-bas), -пес (-pes), -пас (-pas)
  - Nogai: -мес (-mes), -мас (-mas)
- West Kipchak:
  - Kumyk: -мес (-mes), -мас (-mas)
Siberian:
- North Siberian:
  - Yakut: [script needed] (-bat), [script needed] (-bet), [script needed] (-bot), [script needed] (-böt)
- South Siberian:
  - Sayan:
    - Tuvan: -пес (-pes), -пас (-pas)