Meaning of -lik | Babel Free

Definitions

1. used to derive abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -hood, -ship, -dom, -ity
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2. used to derive abstract nouns from nouns; -ship
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3. used to derive nouns denoting work/jobs from nouns denoting professions
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4. used to derive nouns denoting items containing something; -ory
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5. used to derive nouns denoting places characterized by abundance of something from nouns
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6. used to derive adjectives from nouns; -ly
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7. used to derive temporal adverbs from temporal adverbs and nouns; for
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8. used to derive nouns denoting kinship other than by blood; step-
   idiomatic, morpheme
9. used to derive nouns denoting clothing items
   idiomatic, morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“gözəl (“beautiful”) + -lik → gözəllik (“beauty”)”

“ölməz (“immortal”) + -lik → ölməzlik (“immortality”)”

“boş (“empty”) + -lik → boşluq (“emptiness”)”

“üzv (“member”) + -lik → üzvlük (“membership”)”

“dost (“friend”) + -lik → dostluq (“friendship”)”

“müəllim (“teacher”) + -lik → müəllimlik (“teaching, the work of a teacher”)”

“qəssab (“butcher”) + -lik → qəssablıq (“butchery, the trade of a butcher”)”

“söz (“word”) + -lik → sözlük (“word-list; dictionary”)”

“öd (“gall”) + -lik → ödlük (“gall bladder”)”

“ox (“arrow”) + -lik → oxluq (“quiver”)”

“ağac (“tree”) + -lik → ağaclıq (“a treey place, a place with many trees”)”

“kölgə (“shadow”) + -lik → kölgəlik (“a shady place”)”

“ilan (“snake”) + -lik → ilanlıq (“a place full of snake”)”

“bataq (“swamp”) + -lik → bataqlıq (“a swampy place”)”

“ocaq (“hearth”) + -lik → ocaqlıq (“hearthstead”)”

“ay (“month”) + -lik → aylıq (“monthly”)”

“torba (“bag”) + -lik → torbalıq (“intended to be used for sewing bags”)”

“dağ (“mountain”) + -lik → dağlıq (“mountainous”)”

“beş nəfər (“five people”) + -lik → beş nəfərlik (“intended for five people”)”

“hələ (“still”) + -lik → hələlik (“yet, still, for the time being”)”

“həmişə (“always”) + -lik → həmişəlik (“for ever, permanently”)”

“ömür (“lifetime”) + -lik → ömürlük (“for life”)”

“ata (“father”) + -lik → atalıq (“stepfather”)”

“ana (“mother”) + -lik → analıq (“step-mother”)”

“oğul (“son”) + -lik → oğulluq (“stepson”)”

“qız (“daughter”) + -lik → qızlıq (“stepdaughter”)”

“bacı (“sister”) + -lik → bacılıq (“stepsister”)”

“baş (“head”) + -lik → başlıq (“bashlyk, hood”)”

“gəlin (“bride”) + -lik → gəlinlik (“wedding dress”)”

“bazar (“market; Sunday”) + -lik → bazarlıq (“bride's garments”)”

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