beşik
/beʃik/ · plural beşikle
1. cradle, crib — Before another noun it means for a cradle, as in beşik jır "lullaby".
- beşik jır — a cradle song, a lullaby
- beşik tebretirge — to rock the cradle
- beşikde jatarğa — to lie in the cradle
- beşik tebretiledi — the cradle is rocking
- sadraç beşik — a carved cradle
- sabiyni beşikge böle — swaddle the child in the cradle
2. cradle, birthplace, the place where something began one source
- bu jer halqnı beşigidi — this land is the cradle of the people
- erkinlikni beşigi — the cradle of freedom
- ilmunu beşigi — the cradle of learning
- beşigi taw elleridi — its cradle is the mountain villages
Expressions
- ulan beşikle tebiretilsinle — may you have many sons
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | beşikthe cradle | beşigimmy cradle | beşigiŋyour cradle | beşigihis cradle | beşigibizour cradle | beşigigizyou all's cradle | beşikleritheir cradles |
| Genitive | beşiknithe cradle's | beşigimimy cradle's | beşigiŋiyour cradle's | beşiginihis cradle's | beşigibizniour cradle's | beşigigizniyou all's cradle's | beşiklerinitheir cradles' |
| Accusative | beşiknithe cradle (as the object) | beşigimimy cradle (as the object) | beşigiŋiyour cradle (as the object) | beşiginhis cradle (as the object) | beşigibizniour cradle (as the object) | beşigigizniyou all's cradle (as the object) | beşiklerintheir cradles (as the object) |
| Dative | beşikgeto the cradle | beşigimeto my cradle | beşigiŋeto your cradle | beşigineto his cradle | beşigibizgeto our cradle | beşigigizgeto you all's cradle | beşiklerineto their cradles |
| Locative | beşikdein / at the cradle | beşigimdein / at my cradle | beşigiŋdein / at your cradle | beşigindein / at his cradle | beşigibizdein / at our cradle | beşigigizdein / at you all's cradle | beşiklerindein / at their cradles |
| Ablative | beşikdenfrom the cradle | beşigimdenfrom my cradle | beşigiŋdenfrom your cradle | beşigindenfrom his cradle | beşigibizdenfrom our cradle | beşigigizdenfrom you all's cradle | beşiklerindenfrom their cradles |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | beşiklethe cradles | beşiklerimmy cradles | beşikleriŋyour cradles | beşiklerihis cradles | beşikleribizour cradles | beşiklerigizyou all's cradles | beşikleritheir cradles |
| Genitive | beşiklenithe cradles' | beşiklerimimy cradles' | beşikleriŋiyour cradles' | beşiklerinihis cradles' | beşikleribizniour cradles' | beşiklerigizniyou all's cradles' | beşiklerinitheir cradles' |
| Accusative | beşiklenithe cradles (as the object) | beşiklerimimy cradles (as the object) | beşikleriŋiyour cradles (as the object) | beşiklerinhis cradles (as the object) | beşikleribizniour cradles (as the object) | beşiklerigizniyou all's cradles (as the object) | beşiklerintheir cradles (as the object) |
| Dative | beşiklegeto the cradles | beşiklerimeto my cradles | beşikleriŋeto your cradles | beşiklerineto his cradles | beşikleribizgeto our cradles | beşiklerigizgeto you all's cradles | beşiklerineto their cradles |
| Locative | beşikledein / at the cradles | beşiklerimdein / at my cradles | beşikleriŋdein / at your cradles | beşiklerindein / at his cradles | beşikleribizdein / at our cradles | beşiklerigizdein / at you all's cradles | beşiklerindein / at their cradles |
| Ablative | beşikledenfrom the cradles | beşiklerimdenfrom my cradles | beşikleriŋdenfrom your cradles | beşiklerindenfrom his cradles | beşikleribizdenfrom our cradles | beşiklerigizdenfrom you all's cradles | beşiklerindenfrom their cradles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: beşikleri can mean "his / her cradles", "their cradle", or "their cradles" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.