nilüfer
noun B2- water lily
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Tap for its suffix chain nilüferwater lily
immy
The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -im.
nilüferwater lily
lerplural
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
nilüferwater lily
ihis/her
ndein/at
The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: nilüferinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
nilüferwater lily
ihis/her
ylewith/by
The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After a vowel, y joins the ending: nilüferiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
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## Gece Yarısı
Ve ansızın suya etmekle mâh-ı dûr sukut
Miyâh-ı ruhumu andırdı safha-i tâlâb:
O ruh içinde muzî bir garîb nilüfer
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