şinji
/ʃindʒi/ · plural şinjile
thorn, prickle; needle of a conifer — Before another noun it means thorny, prickly: şinji terek "a thorny tree".
- qoluma şinji kirdi — a thorn went into my hand
- itburunnu şinjileri — the thorns of the dog rose
- quyruğuna şinji çançhança — as if a thorn had pricked its tail
- uwaq taşla bla şinjile — small stones and thorns
- şinji terek — a thorny tree
- şinji çıbıq — a prickly twig
- baçhada şinji terek ösedi — a thorny tree grows in the garden
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şinjithe thorn | şinjimmy thorn | şinjiŋyour thorn | şinjisihis thorn | şinjibizour thorn | şinjigizyou all's thorn | şinjileritheir thorns |
| Genitive | şinjinithe thorn's | şinjimimy thorn's | şinjiŋiyour thorn's | şinjisinihis thorn's | şinjibizniour thorn's | şinjigizniyou all's thorn's | şinjilerinitheir thorns' |
| Accusative | şinjinithe thorn (as the object) | şinjimimy thorn (as the object) | şinjiŋiyour thorn (as the object) | şinjisinhis thorn (as the object) | şinjibizniour thorn (as the object) | şinjigizniyou all's thorn (as the object) | şinjilerintheir thorns (as the object) |
| Dative | şinjigeto the thorn | şinjimeto my thorn | şinjiŋeto your thorn | şinjisineto his thorn | şinjibizgeto our thorn | şinjigizgeto you all's thorn | şinjilerineto their thorns |
| Locative | şinjidein / at the thorn | şinjimdein / at my thorn | şinjiŋdein / at your thorn | şinjisindein / at his thorn | şinjibizdein / at our thorn | şinjigizdein / at you all's thorn | şinjilerindein / at their thorns |
| Ablative | şinjidenfrom the thorn | şinjimdenfrom my thorn | şinjiŋdenfrom your thorn | şinjisindenfrom his thorn | şinjibizdenfrom our thorn | şinjigizdenfrom you all's thorn | şinjilerindenfrom their thorns |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şinjilethe thorns | şinjilerimmy thorns | şinjileriŋyour thorns | şinjilerihis thorns | şinjileribizour thorns | şinjilerigizyou all's thorns | şinjileritheir thorns |
| Genitive | şinjilenithe thorns' | şinjilerimimy thorns' | şinjileriŋiyour thorns' | şinjilerinihis thorns' | şinjileribizniour thorns' | şinjilerigizniyou all's thorns' | şinjilerinitheir thorns' |
| Accusative | şinjilenithe thorns (as the object) | şinjilerimimy thorns (as the object) | şinjileriŋiyour thorns (as the object) | şinjilerinhis thorns (as the object) | şinjileribizniour thorns (as the object) | şinjilerigizniyou all's thorns (as the object) | şinjilerintheir thorns (as the object) |
| Dative | şinjilegeto the thorns | şinjilerimeto my thorns | şinjileriŋeto your thorns | şinjilerineto his thorns | şinjileribizgeto our thorns | şinjilerigizgeto you all's thorns | şinjilerineto their thorns |
| Locative | şinjiledein / at the thorns | şinjilerimdein / at my thorns | şinjileriŋdein / at your thorns | şinjilerindein / at his thorns | şinjileribizdein / at our thorns | şinjilerigizdein / at you all's thorns | şinjilerindein / at their thorns |
| Ablative | şinjiledenfrom the thorns | şinjilerimdenfrom my thorns | şinjileriŋdenfrom your thorns | şinjilerindenfrom his thorns | şinjileribizdenfrom our thorns | şinjilerigizdenfrom you all's thorns | şinjilerindenfrom their thorns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şinjileri can mean "his / her thorns", "their thorn", or "their thorns" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.