Tillarning

Tillarning is a term used in Uzbek linguistics and grammar to refer to the genitive plural form of the noun til (language) or its plural tillar (languages). The form signals a relation of possession or association and is used in noun phrases to mean “of languages” or “the languages’.” It appears frequently in discussions about languages as a group, rather than a single language.

In Uzbek, genitive marking expresses relationships such as possession, attribution, or characteristic links. The plural stem tillar typically takes the genitive suffix, producing a form like tillarning to indicate something belonging to or pertaining to languages. The exact spelling and pronunciation of the suffix can vary with dialect and syntactic context, and some sources may present related forms like tillarning or tillarninglar in certain constructions.

Tillarning is common in academic writing, comparative linguistics, language policy, and descriptions of multilingual contexts. It enables writers to discuss features, histories, or dynamics that concern languages collectively, rather than focusing on one language alone. For example, phrases describing the history of languages or the interactions among languages illustrate how tillarning functions within broader language-related arguments.

Examples (translations):

- Tillarning tarixi — the history of languages

- Tillarning o‘zaro aloqalari — the (inter)actions among the languages

See also: Uzbek grammar, genitive and possessive suffixes in Turkic languages, language terminology.