sembollerin

Sembollerin is the Turkish plural-genitive form of the noun sembol, meaning "the symbols" or "of the symbols." It is used when referring to multiple symbols and when indicating a relationship or possession related to those symbols. In sentences, it often appears to introduce a possessive phrase such as "sembollerin anlamları" (the meanings of the symbols) or "sembollerin tarihi" (the history of the symbols).

Etymology and morphology: sembol is a loanword in Turkish, derived from the Greek symbolon via Latin and French/other European languages. The form sembollerin combines two suffixes: -ler marks plural, and -in marks genitive or possessive relation. Turkish allows multiple suffixes to stack on a base noun, so plural and genitive can appear together as in sembollerin.

Usage and examples: In ordinary Turkish, sembollerin is used to discuss characteristics, meanings, or relations of symbols. Examples include: Sembollerin anlamları kültüre göre değişir. (The meanings of the symbols vary by culture.) Sembollerin kullanımı sanat eserlerinde merkezi bir tema olabilir. (The use of symbols can be a central theme in works of art.) In semiotics or literary analysis, the form helps articulate relationships between sets of symbols and their interpretations.

See also: sembol, semiotics, Turkish grammar. Sembollerin itself is a grammatical construction rather than a standalone concept, but it appears frequently in discourse about symbols, signs, and their cultural or textual functions.