Qidiruvi

Qidiruvi is a noun form in Uzbek that denotes the act or process of searching, seeking, or looking for something. It is derived from the verb qidirmoq (to search or seek) and the nominalizing suffix -uv, with the possessive suffix -i added to form qidiruvi. In usage, qidiruvi can indicate possession or association, appearing in phrases such as polisning qidiruvi (the police’s search) or davlatning qidiruvi (the state’s search).

In everyday language, qidiruv refers to ordinary searching activities, such as looking for a lost item, locating information, or pursuing a goal. The form qidiruvi is most common in constructions where the search is attributed to or conducted by a particular subject. For example, "politsiyaning qidiruvi davom etmoqda" means "the police’s search is ongoing."

Outside everyday speech, the term appears in formal or technical contexts related to investigations, rescue operations, or information retrieval. In information technology and library science, qidiruv is used to describe search functions, with phrases like qidiruv tizimi (search system) or qidiruv algoritmlari (search algorithms).

Etymology is straightforward: qidiruvi traces back to the verb qidirmoq and the nominalizing suffixes that form a noun meaning “the act of searching” and its associated possessive construction.

See also: qidirmoq, qidiruv, izlanish, izlash.