erin
/erin/ · plural erinle
1. lip — baş erin is the upper lip and tüb erin the lower lip. Before another noun it means for the lips: erin boyaw lipstick.
- baş erin — the upper lip
- tüb erin — the lower lip
- erin boyaw — lipstick
- erinleri qızıldıla — her lips are red
- erinlerim suwuqdula — my lips are cold
- erinleni birge qısarğa — to press the lips together
- erniŋi qabarğa — to bite one's lip in regret
2. edge, brim, rim — Used of the edge of a cliff or bank (qayanı erini) and of the rim of a vessel (çelekni erini).
- qayanı erninde — on the edge of the cliff
- jarnı erini — the edge of the bank
- çelekni erni — the brim of the bucket
- qayanı erninde juğutur eslendi — a tur was spotted on the edge of the cliff
- tegeneni ernine deri — right up to the rim of the trough
Expressions
- eki erini bir birine jetmezge — beam with joy
- tüb erini salınırğa — become dejected
- tüb erinin qabarğa — regret too late; grow downcast
- erinin-burunun çüyürürge — sneer at
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erinthe lip | erinimmy lip | eriniŋyour lip | erinihis lip | erinibizour lip | erinigizyou all's lip | erinleritheir lips |
| Genitive | erinnithe lip's | erinimimy lip's | eriniŋiyour lip's | erininihis lip's | erinibizniour lip's | erinigizniyou all's lip's | erinlerinitheir lips' |
| Accusative | erinnithe lip (as the object) | erinimimy lip (as the object) | eriniŋiyour lip (as the object) | erininhis lip (as the object) | erinibizniour lip (as the object) | erinigizniyou all's lip (as the object) | erinlerintheir lips (as the object) |
| Dative | erinŋeto the lip | erinimeto my lip | eriniŋeto your lip | erinineto his lip | erinibizgeto our lip | erinigizgeto you all's lip | erinlerineto their lips |
| Locative | erindein / at the lip | erinimdein / at my lip | eriniŋdein / at your lip | erinindein / at his lip | erinibizdein / at our lip | erinigizdein / at you all's lip | erinlerindein / at their lips |
| Ablative | erindenfrom the lip | erinimdenfrom my lip | eriniŋdenfrom your lip | erinindenfrom his lip | erinibizdenfrom our lip | erinigizdenfrom you all's lip | erinlerindenfrom their lips |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erinlethe lips | erinlerimmy lips | erinleriŋyour lips | erinlerihis lips | erinleribizour lips | erinlerigizyou all's lips | erinleritheir lips |
| Genitive | erinlenithe lips' | erinlerimimy lips' | erinleriŋiyour lips' | erinlerinihis lips' | erinleribizniour lips' | erinlerigizniyou all's lips' | erinlerinitheir lips' |
| Accusative | erinlenithe lips (as the object) | erinlerimimy lips (as the object) | erinleriŋiyour lips (as the object) | erinlerinhis lips (as the object) | erinleribizniour lips (as the object) | erinlerigizniyou all's lips (as the object) | erinlerintheir lips (as the object) |
| Dative | erinlegeto the lips | erinlerimeto my lips | erinleriŋeto your lips | erinlerineto his lips | erinleribizgeto our lips | erinlerigizgeto you all's lips | erinlerineto their lips |
| Locative | erinledein / at the lips | erinlerimdein / at my lips | erinleriŋdein / at your lips | erinlerindein / at his lips | erinleribizdein / at our lips | erinlerigizdein / at you all's lips | erinlerindein / at their lips |
| Ablative | erinledenfrom the lips | erinlerimdenfrom my lips | erinleriŋdenfrom your lips | erinlerindenfrom his lips | erinleribizdenfrom our lips | erinlerigizdenfrom you all's lips | erinlerindenfrom their lips |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erinleri can mean "his / her lips", "their lip", or "their lips" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.