bernelik
/bernelik/
intended for bridal gifts — Bridal gifts (berne) are the gifts the bride brings for the groom's family. Common in bernelik qumaç "cloth set aside for bridal gifts". one source
- bernelik qumaç — cloth for bridal gifts
- bernelik qumaç aldım — I bought cloth for bridal gifts
- bu qumaç bernelikdi — this cloth is for bridal gifts
- bernelik qumaç qaydadı? — where is the cloth for bridal gifts?
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | bernelikmeI am intended for bridal gifts | bernelikseyou are intended for bridal gifts | bernelikdihe is intended for bridal gifts | bernelikbizwe are intended for bridal gifts | berneliksizyou all are intended for bridal gifts | bernelikdilethey are intended for bridal gifts |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden bernelikdi — "compared to me, he is intended for bridal gifts."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki bernelikdimine is intended for bridal gifts | seniki bernelikdiyours is intended for bridal gifts | anıqı bernelikdihis is intended for bridal gifts | bizniki bernelikdiours is intended for bridal gifts | sizniki bernelikdiyours (pl.) is intended for bridal gifts | alanıqı bernelikditheirs is intended for bridal gifts |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile bernelikdilemine are intended for bridal gifts | senikile bernelikdileyours are intended for bridal gifts | anıqıla bernelikdilehis are intended for bridal gifts | biznikile bernelikdileours are intended for bridal gifts | siznikile bernelikdileyours (pl.) are intended for bridal gifts | alanıqıla bernelikdiletheirs are intended for bridal gifts |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu bernelikdi, bıla bernelikdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".