sözcüklerin

Sözcüklerin is a Turkish noun form that represents the genitive plural of sözcük, meaning “the words’” or “of the words.” It is used to indicate a relationship of possession, attribution, or connection between the following noun and the words themselves. For example, in the phrase sözcüklerin anlamı, the meaning belongs to the words.

The form is built in two steps. First, the plural suffix -ler is added to sözcük to yield sözcükler (words). Then the possessive/genitive suffix -in (which marks a third-person possessive relation) is attached, resulting in sözcüklerin. Turkish combines possession with number through suffixes, and vowel harmony governs which vowels appear in the surrounding morphemes; here the result is straightforward: sözcükler + in → sözcüklerin.

In use, sözcüklerin typically appears in phrases like sözcüklerin anlamı (the meaning of the words), sözcüklerin kökeni (the origin of the words), or sözcüklerin kullanımı (the usage of the words). It is commonly contrasted with kelimelerin, another Turkish plural possessive form of kelime (word). While both can be translated as “the words’,” sözcükler tends to carry a more formal or linguistic nuance, whereas kelime is often preferred in everyday language.

Etymologically, sözcük is formed from söz (“word, speech”) with the diminutive suffix -cük, signaling a small unit of speech. The term thus reflects Turkish word-formation patterns that combine base nouns, plural markers, and possessive suffixes to express grammatical relations succinctly.