Mintaqada

Mintaqada is a locative form of the Uzbek noun mintaqa, meaning “region” or “area.” With the suffix -da, it expresses location and can be translated as “in the region,” “within the region,” or “in a regional context.” It is commonly used in geography, administration, journalism, and everyday speech to refer to activities, features, or people located inside a particular region.

Etymology and form: The base mintaqa comes from older Turkic and has been influenced by Persian and Arabic through regional languages. The locative suffix -da attaches to the noun to indicate location. Plural and other cases follow standard Turkic patterns, for example mintaqalar (regions) and mintaqalarda (in the regions).

Usage: Mintaqada is used with proper names or with general references to indicate location. Examples include phrases like “Qoraqalpoq mintaqasida” (in the Qarqalpak region) or “mintaqada yashovchi aholi” (the population living in the region). It can introduce topics about regional development, demographics, climate, or policy, and appears in news, reports, and academic writing. The form also appears in plural: “mintaqalarda” means “in the regions.”

Notes: The term is mainly a geographic and administrative descriptor and should be distinguished from related terms such as viloyat (province) or shahar (city). In sentences, mintaqada functions as a locative element and can be combined with verbs and adjectives to convey regional characteristics or events.

See also: mintaqa, viloyat, shahar, geografiya.