Takviminin

Takviminin is a Turkish word form that functions as the genitive or possessive form of takvim, meaning calendar. In Turkish, takviminin can be translated into English as “of the calendar” or “the calendar’s,” and it is used to indicate that something belongs to or is associated with a calendar. The form is commonly found in written Turkish to express relationships such as dates, features, or components tied to a specific calendar.

Morphology and usage notes:

Takvim is a native Turkish noun meaning calendar. The suffix chain that yields takviminin reflects Turkish possessive and genitive marking, allowing speakers to connect a noun with its relation to another noun. In practice, takviminin appears in phrases where the calendar’s attributes, dates, or contents are being described, for example: takviminin tarihleri (the calendar’s dates), takviminin içeriği (the calendar’s contents), takviminin tasarımı (the calendar’s design). The exact positioning and accompanying suffixes depend on the broader sentence structure, but takviminin consistently signals possession or association.

Etymology:

Takvim is borrowed from Arabic taqwīm, likely entering Turkish through Persian and Ottoman Turkish. The form takviminin is built in Turkish by adding possessive/genitive suffixes to takvim, producing a phrase that means “of the calendar” or “the calendar’s.” This illustrates how Turkish handles ownership and association by attaching suffixes to a noun rather than using a separate preposition.

See also:

Takvim, Turkish grammar, genitive case in Turkish.