ie
/ie/ · plural iele
1. owner, master, proprietor — Normally stands after the thing owned, in a possessive phrase: üynü iesi "the master of the house".
- üy iesi — the master of the house
- jer iesi — landowner
- mülk iesi — owner of the property
- iesi bolmağan mal — ownerless livestock
- jer iesi kesini mülkün saqlaydı — the landowner guards his property
- mülk iesi mallanı sanadı — the owner of the estate counted the livestock
- iesini ızından tağılğan itça — like a dog trailing after its owner
- iesin süyseŋ, itine süek ber — if you love the owner, give his dog a bone
2. guardian spirit, house spirit — In folk belief a house, a mountain or a river has such a spirit of its own.
- üy iesi — the house spirit
- taw iesi tawlada jaşaydı — the mountain spirit lives in the mountains
- tawruhlada suw iesi sağınıladı — the spirit of the water is mentioned in the tales
- üy iesi deb tawruhlada aytıladı — a house spirit is spoken of in the old tales
3. host — Said of the person who receives guests, normally the master of the house.
- üy iesi qonaqlanı aldı — the master of the house received the guests
- toy iesi qonaqlanı sıyladı — the host of the feast entertained the guests
- iebiz bizge çay quyadı — our host pours us tea
- qonaqla iege alğış etdile — the guests gave the host their blessing
4. master, ruler, one in full control
- ol kesine iedi — he is his own master
- biz bolğanbız jaşawğa ie — we have become masters of life
- bizni qıralda jaşawnu iesidile — they are the masters of life in our country
5. author, maker
- bu jırnı iesi kim edi — who was the author of this song
- fahmulu bolur edi iesi — its author must have been talented
- nazmunu iesi belgili adamdı — the author of the poem is a well-known person
- aman söz iesine qaytır — an evil word will return to its author
Expressions
- baş ie — husband
- menden ketsin, iesine jetsin — slapdash work
- awruw iesi bolurğa — fall ill
- başına ie — his own master
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iethe owner | iemmy owner | ieŋyour owner | iesihis owner | iebizour owner | iegizyou all's owner | ieleritheir owners |
| Genitive | ienithe owner's | iemimy owner's | ieŋiyour owner's | iesinihis owner's | iebizniour owner's | iegizniyou all's owner's | ielerinitheir owners' |
| Accusative | ienithe owner (as the object) | iemimy owner (as the object) | ieŋiyour owner (as the object) | iesinhis owner (as the object) | iebizniour owner (as the object) | iegizniyou all's owner (as the object) | ielerintheir owners (as the object) |
| Dative | iegeto the owner | iemeto my owner | ieŋeto your owner | iesineto his owner | iebizgeto our owner | iegizgeto you all's owner | ielerineto their owners |
| Locative | iedein / at the owner | iemdein / at my owner | ieŋdein / at your owner | iesindein / at his owner | iebizdein / at our owner | iegizdein / at you all's owner | ielerindein / at their owners |
| Ablative | iedenfrom the owner | iemdenfrom my owner | ieŋdenfrom your owner | iesindenfrom his owner | iebizdenfrom our owner | iegizdenfrom you all's owner | ielerindenfrom their owners |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ielethe owners | ielerimmy owners | ieleriŋyour owners | ielerihis owners | ieleribizour owners | ielerigizyou all's owners | ieleritheir owners |
| Genitive | ielenithe owners' | ielerimimy owners' | ieleriŋiyour owners' | ielerinihis owners' | ieleribizniour owners' | ielerigizniyou all's owners' | ielerinitheir owners' |
| Accusative | ielenithe owners (as the object) | ielerimimy owners (as the object) | ieleriŋiyour owners (as the object) | ielerinhis owners (as the object) | ieleribizniour owners (as the object) | ielerigizniyou all's owners (as the object) | ielerintheir owners (as the object) |
| Dative | ielegeto the owners | ielerimeto my owners | ieleriŋeto your owners | ielerineto his owners | ieleribizgeto our owners | ielerigizgeto you all's owners | ielerineto their owners |
| Locative | ieledein / at the owners | ielerimdein / at my owners | ieleriŋdein / at your owners | ielerindein / at his owners | ieleribizdein / at our owners | ielerigizdein / at you all's owners | ielerindein / at their owners |
| Ablative | ieledenfrom the owners | ielerimdenfrom my owners | ieleriŋdenfrom your owners | ielerindenfrom his owners | ieleribizdenfrom our owners | ielerigizdenfrom you all's owners | ielerindenfrom their owners |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ieleri can mean "his / her owners", "their owner", or "their owners" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ienikithe owner's one | ienikilethe owner's ones | ielenikithe owners' one | ielenikilethe owners' ones |
| Genitive | ienikiniof the owner's one | ienikileniof the owner's ones | ielenikiniof the owners' one | ielenikileniof the owners' ones |
| Accusative | ienikinthe owner's one (as the object) | ienikilenithe owner's ones (as the object) | ielenikinthe owners' one (as the object) | ielenikilenithe owners' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ienikineto the owner's one | ienikilegeto the owner's ones | ielenikineto the owners' one | ielenikilegeto the owners' ones |
| Locative | ienikindein / at the owner's one | ienikiledein / at the owner's ones | ielenikindein / at the owners' one | ielenikiledein / at the owners' ones |
| Ablative | ienikindenfrom the owner's one | ienikiledenfrom the owner's ones | ielenikindenfrom the owners' one | ielenikiledenfrom the owners' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.