morfemdir

Morfemdir is a Turkish-language construction formed by combining morfem (morpheme) with the declarative copula suffix -dir. In Turkish, -dir (with allomorphs -dır, -dir, -dur, -dür) attaches to a noun or nominal phrase to mark a firm assertion or identification, functioning like the English verb “to be” in declarative sentences.

In practice, morfemdir would typically appear in sentences that define or classify a subject. An example is Bu kelime morfemdir, meaning “This word is a morpheme.” Here the subject is a noun phrase, and morfemdir provides the predicate, asserting that the subject possesses the property defined by morfem.

The term morfemdir is primarily a linguistic illustration of Turkish predication rather than a specialized technical term with a distinct theory. It serves to show how Turkish nominal predicates can be formed by attaching the copula suffix to a base noun. In educational or descriptive grammars, morfemdir may be cited alongside other predicative forms to demonstrate predication mechanisms, vowel harmony in suffixes, and the role of the copula in Turkish grammar.

See also: morpheme, Turkish grammar, copula (Turkish), Turkish phonology and morphology, predication.