elib
/elib/ · plural elible
1. letter of the alphabet — Mostly heard in proverbs about learning to read and write, such as elib degen aç qalmaz "one who has learned his letters will not go hungry".
- elib degen aç qalmaz — one who has learned his letters will not go hungry
- elib demegendi — he never learned a single letter
- elibni tanımaydı — he does not know a single letter
- elib degenni ne bolğanın bilmeyme — I do not know what a letter is
- elib degen el aşar — one who has learned his letters lives off the people
2. alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet
- elibni jazadı — he writes an alif
- elibden başlayma — I begin with alif
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elibthe letter of the alphabet | elibimmy letter of the alphabet | elibiŋyour letter of the alphabet | elibihis letter of the alphabet | elibibizour letter of the alphabet | elibigizyou all's letter of the alphabet | elibleritheir letter of the alphabets |
| Genitive | elibnithe letter of the alphabet's | elibimimy letter of the alphabet's | elibiŋiyour letter of the alphabet's | elibinihis letter of the alphabet's | elibibizniour letter of the alphabet's | elibigizniyou all's letter of the alphabet's | eliblerinitheir letter of the alphabets' |
| Accusative | elibnithe letter of the alphabet (as the object) | elibimimy letter of the alphabet (as the object) | elibiŋiyour letter of the alphabet (as the object) | elibinhis letter of the alphabet (as the object) | elibibizniour letter of the alphabet (as the object) | elibigizniyou all's letter of the alphabet (as the object) | eliblerintheir letter of the alphabets (as the object) |
| Dative | elibgeto the letter of the alphabet | elibimeto my letter of the alphabet | elibiŋeto your letter of the alphabet | elibineto his letter of the alphabet | elibibizgeto our letter of the alphabet | elibigizgeto you all's letter of the alphabet | eliblerineto their letter of the alphabets |
| Locative | elibdein / at the letter of the alphabet | elibimdein / at my letter of the alphabet | elibiŋdein / at your letter of the alphabet | elibindein / at his letter of the alphabet | elibibizdein / at our letter of the alphabet | elibigizdein / at you all's letter of the alphabet | eliblerindein / at their letter of the alphabets |
| Ablative | elibdenfrom the letter of the alphabet | elibimdenfrom my letter of the alphabet | elibiŋdenfrom your letter of the alphabet | elibindenfrom his letter of the alphabet | elibibizdenfrom our letter of the alphabet | elibigizdenfrom you all's letter of the alphabet | eliblerindenfrom their letter of the alphabets |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eliblethe letter of the alphabets | eliblerimmy letter of the alphabets | elibleriŋyour letter of the alphabets | eliblerihis letter of the alphabets | elibleribizour letter of the alphabets | eliblerigizyou all's letter of the alphabets | elibleritheir letter of the alphabets |
| Genitive | eliblenithe letter of the alphabets' | eliblerimimy letter of the alphabets' | elibleriŋiyour letter of the alphabets' | eliblerinihis letter of the alphabets' | elibleribizniour letter of the alphabets' | eliblerigizniyou all's letter of the alphabets' | eliblerinitheir letter of the alphabets' |
| Accusative | eliblenithe letter of the alphabets (as the object) | eliblerimimy letter of the alphabets (as the object) | elibleriŋiyour letter of the alphabets (as the object) | eliblerinhis letter of the alphabets (as the object) | elibleribizniour letter of the alphabets (as the object) | eliblerigizniyou all's letter of the alphabets (as the object) | eliblerintheir letter of the alphabets (as the object) |
| Dative | eliblegeto the letter of the alphabets | eliblerimeto my letter of the alphabets | elibleriŋeto your letter of the alphabets | eliblerineto his letter of the alphabets | elibleribizgeto our letter of the alphabets | eliblerigizgeto you all's letter of the alphabets | eliblerineto their letter of the alphabets |
| Locative | elibledein / at the letter of the alphabets | eliblerimdein / at my letter of the alphabets | elibleriŋdein / at your letter of the alphabets | eliblerindein / at his letter of the alphabets | elibleribizdein / at our letter of the alphabets | eliblerigizdein / at you all's letter of the alphabets | eliblerindein / at their letter of the alphabets |
| Ablative | elibledenfrom the letter of the alphabets | eliblerimdenfrom my letter of the alphabets | elibleriŋdenfrom your letter of the alphabets | eliblerindenfrom his letter of the alphabets | elibleribizdenfrom our letter of the alphabets | eliblerigizdenfrom you all's letter of the alphabets | eliblerindenfrom their letter of the alphabets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: elibleri can mean "his / her letter of the alphabets", "their letter of the alphabet", or "their letter of the alphabets" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.