Numunesi

Numunesi is the Turkish possessive form of the noun numune, meaning "sample," "specimen," or "example." As used in Turkish, numunesi indicates that a sample belongs to or is associated with something else (for example, "ürünün numunesi" — "the product's sample"). The word functions grammatically as the third person singular possessive (suffix -si) attached to numune.

The root numune is a loanword ultimately derived from Persian nemune and the Arabic نموذج (namūdhaʒ), carrying senses of model, exemplar, and specimen. In modern Turkish usage numune broadly covers scientific, medical, commercial, and colloquial contexts where a part, example, or representative piece is taken for examination, demonstration, or sale.

Common contexts include laboratory and medical specimens (kan numunesi — blood sample), product samples used in trade or marketing (ürün numunesi), forensic samples, and museum or archival specimens. The term also appears in compound names and institutional titles in Turkish. Synonyms include örnek and numune itself without the possessive suffix; the English equivalents are sample, specimen, or example.

Morphologically, numunesi contrasts with other possessive and plural forms (numunem — my sample; numuneniz — your sample; numuneleri — their samples; numuneler — samples). Vowel harmony determines the exact form of the possessive suffix in related words.