nefis
noun B2- self, personality, essence, soul · nefsine yedirememek, to find humiliating · nefsi müdafaa (also as a juristic concept ), self-defense
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Tap for its suffix chainThe s of nefis becomes s before a vowel: nefsim. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -im.
The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
The s of nefis becomes s before a vowel: nefsinde. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: nefsinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
The s of nefis becomes s before a vowel: nefsiyle. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After a vowel, y joins the ending: nefsiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
hasılı herkesin kendi nefsine mahsus hususi bir haysiyeti vardır.
Soğuk havalarda etrafta nefis bir kavrulmuş kestane kokusu vardır.
In cold weather, there is a delicious smell of roasted chestnuts all around.
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