erlik
/erlik/ · plural erlikle
1. courage, bravery, valor
- erlik körgüzürge — to show courage
- erligi bla belgili boldu — he became known for his courage
- erlik bla jan bergendi — he gave his life with courage
- mında erlikge üren — learn courage here
- erlik allayladan çığadı — courage comes from people like that
- erlik kiçiden çığar — valor comes from the youngest
2. maleness, the male sex — Also the first half of erlik-tişilik, a pair naming the distinction between the sexes.
- erlik belgisi — a mark of maleness
- erlik belgileri körüne başladıla — signs of maleness began to show
- malnı erligin bilirge — to find out whether an animal is male
- er erlik eterge kerekdi — a man must be a man
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erlikthe courage | erligimmy courage | erligiŋyour courage | erligihis courage | erligibizour courage | erligigizyou all's courage | erlikleritheir courages |
| Genitive | erliknithe courage's | erligimimy courage's | erligiŋiyour courage's | erliginihis courage's | erligibizniour courage's | erligigizniyou all's courage's | erliklerinitheir courages' |
| Accusative | erliknithe courage (as the object) | erligimimy courage (as the object) | erligiŋiyour courage (as the object) | erliginhis courage (as the object) | erligibizniour courage (as the object) | erligigizniyou all's courage (as the object) | erliklerintheir courages (as the object) |
| Dative | erlikgeto the courage | erligimeto my courage | erligiŋeto your courage | erligineto his courage | erligibizgeto our courage | erligigizgeto you all's courage | erliklerineto their courages |
| Locative | erlikdein / at the courage | erligimdein / at my courage | erligiŋdein / at your courage | erligindein / at his courage | erligibizdein / at our courage | erligigizdein / at you all's courage | erliklerindein / at their courages |
| Ablative | erlikdenfrom the courage | erligimdenfrom my courage | erligiŋdenfrom your courage | erligindenfrom his courage | erligibizdenfrom our courage | erligigizdenfrom you all's courage | erliklerindenfrom their courages |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erliklethe courages | erliklerimmy courages | erlikleriŋyour courages | erliklerihis courages | erlikleribizour courages | erliklerigizyou all's courages | erlikleritheir courages |
| Genitive | erliklenithe courages' | erliklerimimy courages' | erlikleriŋiyour courages' | erliklerinihis courages' | erlikleribizniour courages' | erliklerigizniyou all's courages' | erliklerinitheir courages' |
| Accusative | erliklenithe courages (as the object) | erliklerimimy courages (as the object) | erlikleriŋiyour courages (as the object) | erliklerinhis courages (as the object) | erlikleribizniour courages (as the object) | erliklerigizniyou all's courages (as the object) | erliklerintheir courages (as the object) |
| Dative | erliklegeto the courages | erliklerimeto my courages | erlikleriŋeto your courages | erliklerineto his courages | erlikleribizgeto our courages | erliklerigizgeto you all's courages | erliklerineto their courages |
| Locative | erlikledein / at the courages | erliklerimdein / at my courages | erlikleriŋdein / at your courages | erliklerindein / at his courages | erlikleribizdein / at our courages | erliklerigizdein / at you all's courages | erliklerindein / at their courages |
| Ablative | erlikledenfrom the courages | erliklerimdenfrom my courages | erlikleriŋdenfrom your courages | erliklerindenfrom his courages | erlikleribizdenfrom our courages | erliklerigizdenfrom you all's courages | erliklerindenfrom their courages |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erlikleri can mean "his / her courages", "their courage", or "their courages" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.