Some roots in Turkish lose their final vowel when a vowel-initial attaches to them. Here’s a list of some common roots, inflected with the first person possessive suffix to demonstrate the phenomenon.

Note that it’s some Arabic loanwords some body parts which are all Turkic originally.

  1. ağız (mouth)
  2. burun (nose)
  3. karın (stomach)
  4. oğul (son)
  5. şehir (city)
  6. isim (name)
  7. kısım (part)
  8. akıl (mind)
  9. alın (forehead)
  10. beyin (brain)
  11. boyun (neck)
  12. devir (period, era)
  13. fikir (idea)
  14. hayır (benefit)
  15. göğüs (chest)
  16. gönül (heart)