Bilimlarning

Bilimlarning is a grammatical form in Uzbek that serves as the genitive-possessive plural of the noun bilim, meaning knowledge. It is created by taking the plural suffix -lar to bilim and then adding the possessive/genitive suffix -ning, yielding bilimlarning. This form indicates possession or a relationship to knowledge and is used within noun phrases to connect knowledge to another head noun, or to denote aspects of knowledge itself.

Morphology and usage are central to understanding bilimlarning. The basic unit is bilim (knowledge). To reference multiple knowledges or to speak about knowledge in a collective sense, the plural form -lar is added, producing bilimlar. To mark possession or attribution, the genitive/possessive suffix -ning is added after the plural, resulting in bilimlarning. The sequence follows Turkic vowel harmony patterns and is common in forming complex noun phrases.

In practice, bilimlarning is used to discuss aspects or topics related to knowledge. Examples include bilimlarning tarqalishi (the dissemination of knowledge), bilimlarning o'sishi (the growth of knowledge), and bilimlarning muhimligi (the importance of knowledge). The construction does not carry an independent lexical meaning beyond the grammatical relationship it expresses; its function is to link a head noun to a modifier or to indicate a property associated with knowledge.

Related terms include bilim (knowledge) and bilimlar (knowledges or knowledge as a plural mass noun). Understanding bilimlarning involves recognizing its role as a possessive plural form that enables nuanced expression of knowledge-related relationships in Uzbek syntax.