adaletini

Adaletini is a Turkish word form built from adalet, meaning justice, with suffixes that indicate possession and definite object. The result is a noun phrase that can be translated roughly as “his/her/its justice” or, in a broader sense, “one’s own sense of justice,” depending on the accompanying pronoun and verb. It is not a separate concept by itself, but a grammatical form used within sentences to refer to a possessed or definite sense of justice.

Etymology and form: Adalet originates from Arabic via Turkish, with the Turkish noun adalet meaning justice or fairness. The ending -ini (in practice appearing as -ini or -ini with vowel harmony) marks possessive and definite-object relations, producing phrases such as adaletini when the speaker or another agent is indicated in the sentence. The exact nuance depends on context and the pronoun used, as Turkish morphology relies on suffixes to express ownership and specificity.

Usage and examples: Adaletini appears in sentences where a person’s sense of justice or sense of fairness is the object of a verb or the focus of a clause. For example, Onun adaletini savundu means “He defended his/her sense of justice.” Adaletini aramak could be rendered as “to seek one’s own sense of justice.” The form can also appear with other related words to emphasize personal standards of justice rather than a general abstract concept.

Related terms: Adalet (justice), adalet sistemi (justice system), adalet duygusu (sense of justice), kendi adaletini (one’s own sense of justice when specifying ownership). See also Turkish possessive and accusative constructions that shape the exact meaning of adaletini in a sentence.