ـلەر

Uyghur

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰠𐰼 (ler).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lær]
• IPA^(key): [læː] (spoken)

Suffix

ـلەر • (-ler)

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

   ‎گۈل (gül) + ‎ـلەر (-ler) → ‎گۈللەر (güller)

   ‎ئۆي (öy) + ‎ـلەر (-ler) → ‎ئۆيلەر (öyler)

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 ـلەر

See also

Uyghur plural suffixes

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

• Appendix:Uyghur suffixes