ـلار

Uyghur

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰞𐰺 (lar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɑr]
• IPA^(key): [lɑː] (spoken)

Suffix

ـلار • (-lar)

1. Used to form plurals of nouns, the last vowel of which is a back vowel.

   ‎ئات (at) + ‎ـلار (-lar) → ‎ئاتلار (atlar)

   ‎تام (tam) + ‎ـلار (-lar) → ‎تاملار (tamlar)

2. When talking about the group of people in the name of the leader.

   .تۇرغانلار ئۆيگە ماڭدى ― Turghanlar öyge mangdi ― Turghan (and others with him) went to home.

Usage notes

• (instantaneous suffix) Harmonic variants:

  ـلار (-lar) is added to back vowel words

  ـلەر (-ler) is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

Uyghur terms suffixed with ـلار

See also

Uyghur plural suffixes

back vowel	front vowel
ـلار (-lar)	ـلەر (-ler)

• Appendix:Uyghur suffixes