kanun
noun A2- law, statute, code, written set of rules
- qanun
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.
The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: kanununda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After a vowel, y joins the ending: kanunuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
1 Kasım 1928'de Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisinde kabul edilen kanunla, yirmi dokuz harften oluşan yeni alfabe resmen benimsendi.
With the law passed in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on November 1, 1928, the new alphabet of twenty-nine letters was officially adopted.
Kanuna göre gazeteler ve dergiler aralık ayından itibaren, resmî daireler ise 1929'un başından itibaren yalnızca yeni harfleri kullanacaktı.
Under the law, newspapers and magazines were to use only the new letters from December on, and government offices from the beginning of 1929.
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