Rüzgârdan

Rüzgârdan is a Turkish grammatical form meaning “from the wind.” It is the ablative case form of the noun rüzgâr (wind) and is used to indicate origin, source, or direction away from which something comes, especially in meteorological or figurative contexts.

Formation and orthography: Turkish marks vowel harmony in its suffixes. For the ablative, the suffix is -dan or -den, chosen according to the last vowel of the preceding stem. The noun rüzgâr ends with the vowel â, so the ablative form is rüzgârdan (not rüzgârden). The final r of the stem remains visible when the suffix is attached, producing rüzgârdan.

Usage notes: Rüzgârdan is not a standalone meaning by itself; it functions as a case ending attached to rüzgâr. It is commonly found in phrases that specify origin or direction related to wind, and it can appear in both literal and figurative language. For example, collocations such as rüzgârdan gelen esinti or rüzgârdan gelen kuvvetlendirici hava describe a breeze or air coming from the wind.

Plural and related forms: If referring to winds from multiple directions or sources, the plural ablative form would be rüzgârlardan. In that case the base would be rüzgârlar (winds) plus the ablative suffix den.

See also: Turkish grammar, ablative case, vowel harmony.