tipinde

Tipinde is a Turkish term used to mean “of the type” or “in the form of.” It functions to classify an object or concept as belonging to a particular category, often appearing in descriptive, technical, or formal language.

The word is formed from the noun tip (type, kind) combined with a locative or postnominal element, producing a fixed expression that follows the noun it modifies. In practice, tipinde acts as a postnominal modifier that indicates the subtype or category of the referenced item. It can be used in noun phrases or, in predicative constructions with the verb olmak (to be), to state that something is of a certain type.

Usage and examples help illustrate its role. For example, Bu ürün tipinde modeller var translates to There are models of this type. Another example is Bu cihaz tipindedir, meaning It is of this type. In technical or catalog contexts, tipinde can help readers distinguish among items without repeating the full category name each time. While common in written and formal Turkish, it is also understood in everyday speech, though speakers may substitute more casual alternatives such as türde or bu türde.

Etymology traces tipinde to the noun tip (type) plus a suffixal element forming a locative or classificatory phrase. Related terms in Turkish include tür, türde, and kategorize etmek, which convey similar notions of classification.