din
/din/ · plural dinle
religion, faith, creed — Before another noun it means religious, of religion, as in din qazawat "religious war" and din oquw "religious education"; dinni adamı is a clergyman. A devout person is din ahlu or din tuthan. Before another noun it means religious, of religion.
- İslam din — the religion of Islam
- din tutarğa — to hold to a religion
- tuthan dini — the faith he holds
- din ahlu adam — a religious person
- dinni adamı — a man of religion
- din qulluqçu — a religious functionary, a clergyman
- dinŋe berilgen qart — an elder devoted to the faith
- sabiylege din bilim bergen — one who gives children religious knowledge
- din ırısla — religious superstitions
Expressions
- din ahlu — Muslim cleric
- dininden çığarğa — apostatize
- naqırda bla dininden çığar — joking can wound
- iymanı, dini da — one's whole world
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dinthe religion | dinimmy religion | diniŋyour religion | dinihis religion | dinibizour religion | dinigizyou all's religion | dinleritheir religions |
| Genitive | dinnithe religion's | dinimimy religion's | diniŋiyour religion's | dininihis religion's | dinibizniour religion's | dinigizniyou all's religion's | dinlerinitheir religions' |
| Accusative | dinnithe religion (as the object) | dinimimy religion (as the object) | diniŋiyour religion (as the object) | dininhis religion (as the object) | dinibizniour religion (as the object) | dinigizniyou all's religion (as the object) | dinlerintheir religions (as the object) |
| Dative | dinŋeto the religion | dinimeto my religion | diniŋeto your religion | dinineto his religion | dinibizgeto our religion | dinigizgeto you all's religion | dinlerineto their religions |
| Locative | dindein / at the religion | dinimdein / at my religion | diniŋdein / at your religion | dinindein / at his religion | dinibizdein / at our religion | dinigizdein / at you all's religion | dinlerindein / at their religions |
| Ablative | dindenfrom the religion | dinimdenfrom my religion | diniŋdenfrom your religion | dinindenfrom his religion | dinibizdenfrom our religion | dinigizdenfrom you all's religion | dinlerindenfrom their religions |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dinlethe religions | dinlerimmy religions | dinleriŋyour religions | dinlerihis religions | dinleribizour religions | dinlerigizyou all's religions | dinleritheir religions |
| Genitive | dinlenithe religions' | dinlerimimy religions' | dinleriŋiyour religions' | dinlerinihis religions' | dinleribizniour religions' | dinlerigizniyou all's religions' | dinlerinitheir religions' |
| Accusative | dinlenithe religions (as the object) | dinlerimimy religions (as the object) | dinleriŋiyour religions (as the object) | dinlerinhis religions (as the object) | dinleribizniour religions (as the object) | dinlerigizniyou all's religions (as the object) | dinlerintheir religions (as the object) |
| Dative | dinlegeto the religions | dinlerimeto my religions | dinleriŋeto your religions | dinlerineto his religions | dinleribizgeto our religions | dinlerigizgeto you all's religions | dinlerineto their religions |
| Locative | dinledein / at the religions | dinlerimdein / at my religions | dinleriŋdein / at your religions | dinlerindein / at his religions | dinleribizdein / at our religions | dinlerigizdein / at you all's religions | dinlerindein / at their religions |
| Ablative | dinledenfrom the religions | dinlerimdenfrom my religions | dinleriŋdenfrom your religions | dinlerindenfrom his religions | dinleribizdenfrom our religions | dinlerigizdenfrom you all's religions | dinlerindenfrom their religions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dinleri can mean "his / her religions", "their religion", or "their religions" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.