en
/en/ · plural enle
1. width, breadth
- qumaçnı eni — the width of the cloth
- jolnu eni — the width of the road
- otownu uzunu bla eni — the length and the width of the room
- qaŋanı eni — the width of the board
2. earmark, ownership notch cut in an animal's ear
- en salırğa — to earmark an animal
- qoynu eni — the earmark of the sheep
- qoylanı enlerin bilirge — to know the sheep's earmarks
3. sign, indication
- zorluqnu eni — the sign of oppression
- anı eni körünedi — its sign is visible
- awruwnu eni — a sign of illness
- qorquwnu eni joqdu — no sign of fear
4. stock, breed, descent
- eninden belgili — known by his descent
- anı eni ahşıdı — he is of good stock
- bu malnı eni igidi — this animal's breed is good
- enibiz birdi — our stock is the same
5. most, -est — Comes before an adjective to form the superlative.
- en eski — the oldest
- en azından tilibiz, adetibiz birdi — at least our language and customs are the same
- en ullu üy — the biggest house
- en gitçe bala — the smallest child
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | enthe width | enimmy width | eniŋyour width | enihis width | enibizour width | enigizyou all's width | enleritheir widths |
| Genitive | ennithe width's | enimimy width's | eniŋiyour width's | eninihis width's | enibizniour width's | enigizniyou all's width's | enlerinitheir widths' |
| Accusative | ennithe width (as the object) | enimimy width (as the object) | eniŋiyour width (as the object) | eninhis width (as the object) | enibizniour width (as the object) | enigizniyou all's width (as the object) | enlerintheir widths (as the object) |
| Dative | enŋeto the width | enimeto my width | eniŋeto your width | enineto his width | enibizgeto our width | enigizgeto you all's width | enlerineto their widths |
| Locative | endein / at the width | enimdein / at my width | eniŋdein / at your width | enindein / at his width | enibizdein / at our width | enigizdein / at you all's width | enlerindein / at their widths |
| Ablative | endenfrom the width | enimdenfrom my width | eniŋdenfrom your width | enindenfrom his width | enibizdenfrom our width | enigizdenfrom you all's width | enlerindenfrom their widths |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | enlethe widths | enlerimmy widths | enleriŋyour widths | enlerihis widths | enleribizour widths | enlerigizyou all's widths | enleritheir widths |
| Genitive | enlenithe widths' | enlerimimy widths' | enleriŋiyour widths' | enlerinihis widths' | enleribizniour widths' | enlerigizniyou all's widths' | enlerinitheir widths' |
| Accusative | enlenithe widths (as the object) | enlerimimy widths (as the object) | enleriŋiyour widths (as the object) | enlerinhis widths (as the object) | enleribizniour widths (as the object) | enlerigizniyou all's widths (as the object) | enlerintheir widths (as the object) |
| Dative | enlegeto the widths | enlerimeto my widths | enleriŋeto your widths | enlerineto his widths | enleribizgeto our widths | enlerigizgeto you all's widths | enlerineto their widths |
| Locative | enledein / at the widths | enlerimdein / at my widths | enleriŋdein / at your widths | enlerindein / at his widths | enleribizdein / at our widths | enlerigizdein / at you all's widths | enlerindein / at their widths |
| Ablative | enledenfrom the widths | enlerimdenfrom my widths | enleriŋdenfrom your widths | enlerindenfrom his widths | enleribizdenfrom our widths | enlerigizdenfrom you all's widths | enlerindenfrom their widths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: enleri can mean "his / her widths", "their width", or "their widths" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.