egiz
/eɡiz/ · plural egizle
1. twin, one of two young born together — Used for children and also for lambs, kids and other young animals. In the plural it means twins.
- egizle — twins
- egiz qarnaşla — twin brothers
- egiz nöger — one of a pair of twins
- egiz qozula — twin lambs
- egiz ulaqla — twin kids
- buwaz qoyuŋ egiz tabar — your pregnant ewe will bear twins
- egizleni bir birden ayırırğa qıyındı — it is hard to tell twins apart from each other
- artdan tuwğan egiz tamada — the twin born last is the elder
- egizni nasıbı da egiz — twins have double luck too
2. alike as twins, very similar
- egizleça eki uşaş jaşçıq — two little boys alike as twins
- ekisi da egiz kibikdile — the two of them are as alike as twins
- bu eki üy egizdile — these two houses are alike as twins
- jaşlıq bla telilik egizledile — youth and folly are twins
- kertilik bla tüzlük egiz qarındaşladıla — truth and justice are twin brothers
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | egizthe twin | egizimmy twin | egiziŋyour twin | egizihis twin | egizibizour twin | egizigizyou all's twin | egizleritheir twins |
| Genitive | egiznithe twin's | egizimimy twin's | egiziŋiyour twin's | egizinihis twin's | egizibizniour twin's | egizigizniyou all's twin's | egizlerinitheir twins' |
| Accusative | egiznithe twin (as the object) | egizimimy twin (as the object) | egiziŋiyour twin (as the object) | egizinhis twin (as the object) | egizibizniour twin (as the object) | egizigizniyou all's twin (as the object) | egizlerintheir twins (as the object) |
| Dative | egizgeto the twin | egizimeto my twin | egiziŋeto your twin | egizineto his twin | egizibizgeto our twin | egizigizgeto you all's twin | egizlerineto their twins |
| Locative | egizdein / at the twin | egizimdein / at my twin | egiziŋdein / at your twin | egizindein / at his twin | egizibizdein / at our twin | egizigizdein / at you all's twin | egizlerindein / at their twins |
| Ablative | egizdenfrom the twin | egizimdenfrom my twin | egiziŋdenfrom your twin | egizindenfrom his twin | egizibizdenfrom our twin | egizigizdenfrom you all's twin | egizlerindenfrom their twins |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | egizlethe twins | egizlerimmy twins | egizleriŋyour twins | egizlerihis twins | egizleribizour twins | egizlerigizyou all's twins | egizleritheir twins |
| Genitive | egizlenithe twins' | egizlerimimy twins' | egizleriŋiyour twins' | egizlerinihis twins' | egizleribizniour twins' | egizlerigizniyou all's twins' | egizlerinitheir twins' |
| Accusative | egizlenithe twins (as the object) | egizlerimimy twins (as the object) | egizleriŋiyour twins (as the object) | egizlerinhis twins (as the object) | egizleribizniour twins (as the object) | egizlerigizniyou all's twins (as the object) | egizlerintheir twins (as the object) |
| Dative | egizlegeto the twins | egizlerimeto my twins | egizleriŋeto your twins | egizlerineto his twins | egizleribizgeto our twins | egizlerigizgeto you all's twins | egizlerineto their twins |
| Locative | egizledein / at the twins | egizlerimdein / at my twins | egizleriŋdein / at your twins | egizlerindein / at his twins | egizleribizdein / at our twins | egizlerigizdein / at you all's twins | egizlerindein / at their twins |
| Ablative | egizledenfrom the twins | egizlerimdenfrom my twins | egizleriŋdenfrom your twins | egizlerindenfrom his twins | egizleribizdenfrom our twins | egizlerigizdenfrom you all's twins | egizlerindenfrom their twins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: egizleri can mean "his / her twins", "their twin", or "their twins" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | egiznikithe twin's one | egiznikilethe twin's ones | egizlenikithe twins' one | egizlenikilethe twins' ones |
| Genitive | egiznikiniof the twin's one | egiznikileniof the twin's ones | egizlenikiniof the twins' one | egizlenikileniof the twins' ones |
| Accusative | egiznikinthe twin's one (as the object) | egiznikilenithe twin's ones (as the object) | egizlenikinthe twins' one (as the object) | egizlenikilenithe twins' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | egiznikineto the twin's one | egiznikilegeto the twin's ones | egizlenikineto the twins' one | egizlenikilegeto the twins' ones |
| Locative | egiznikindein / at the twin's one | egiznikiledein / at the twin's ones | egizlenikindein / at the twins' one | egizlenikiledein / at the twins' ones |
| Ablative | egiznikindenfrom the twin's one | egiznikiledenfrom the twin's ones | egizlenikindenfrom the twins' one | egizlenikiledenfrom the twins' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.