ـجه

See also: جه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • ـچه (pronunciation spelling after unvoiced consonants)

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Turkic *-če
    Ottoman Turkish ـجه

    Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-če.

    Suffix

    ـجه • (-ce or -ca or -çe or -ça)

    1. like, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the way of
    2. following; according to
      ‎بن (ben, “I”) + ‎ـجه (-ce) → ‎بنجه (bence, “as for me, according to me”)
      ‎زعم (zu'm, “unfounded opinion”) + ‎ـن (-un, “possession marker”) + ‎ـجه (-ca) → ‎زعمنجه (zu'munca, “in his (unfounded) opinion”)
    3. Used to form adverbs from nouns and adjectives.
    4. Forms demonyms or names of languages.

    Descendants

    • Turkish: -ce -ca, -çe, -ça

    References

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