ilinmek
/ilinmek/ · plural ilinmekle
1. loop, noose, bow — The loop made when a cord is tied in a bow or a slip knot.
- ilinmek eterge — to tie in a loop
- ol ilinmek etdi — he tied a loop
- tutmaqnı boynun ilinmek buwdu — the noose squeezed the prisoner's neck
- ilinmekde tağılırğa — to be hung in a noose
2. knot — The place where the ends of ropes or threads are tied together.
- jibni ilinmegi — the knot of the rope
- ilinmek et — tie a knot
- ilinmekni teşerge — to undo the knot
- ilinmekni terk teşdi — he quickly undid the knot
3. pretext, excuse, quibble, fault-finding — Typically a small pretext seized on in order to find fault.
- boş ilinmekle — petty quibbles
- ilinmek söz — a fault-finding remark
- ilinmek tabarğa — to find a pretext
- ol ilinmek izleydi — he is looking for a pretext
- ilinmek izleb küreşmey — without trying to look for a pretext
4. unnatural, accidental, contrived, forced — As in ilinmek ajal 'unnatural death'.
- ilinmek ajal — an unnatural death
- ilinmek qayğıla — accidental hindrances
- ol ilinmek ajaldan öldü — he died an unnatural death
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ilinmekthe loop | ilinmegimmy loop | ilinmegiŋyour loop | ilinmegihis loop | ilinmegibizour loop | ilinmegigizyou all's loop | ilinmekleritheir loops |
| Genitive | ilinmeknithe loop's | ilinmegimimy loop's | ilinmegiŋiyour loop's | ilinmeginihis loop's | ilinmegibizniour loop's | ilinmegigizniyou all's loop's | ilinmeklerinitheir loops' |
| Accusative | ilinmeknithe loop (as the object) | ilinmegimimy loop (as the object) | ilinmegiŋiyour loop (as the object) | ilinmeginhis loop (as the object) | ilinmegibizniour loop (as the object) | ilinmegigizniyou all's loop (as the object) | ilinmeklerintheir loops (as the object) |
| Dative | ilinmekgeto the loop | ilinmegimeto my loop | ilinmegiŋeto your loop | ilinmegineto his loop | ilinmegibizgeto our loop | ilinmegigizgeto you all's loop | ilinmeklerineto their loops |
| Locative | ilinmekdein / at the loop | ilinmegimdein / at my loop | ilinmegiŋdein / at your loop | ilinmegindein / at his loop | ilinmegibizdein / at our loop | ilinmegigizdein / at you all's loop | ilinmeklerindein / at their loops |
| Ablative | ilinmekdenfrom the loop | ilinmegimdenfrom my loop | ilinmegiŋdenfrom your loop | ilinmegindenfrom his loop | ilinmegibizdenfrom our loop | ilinmegigizdenfrom you all's loop | ilinmeklerindenfrom their loops |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ilinmeklethe loops | ilinmeklerimmy loops | ilinmekleriŋyour loops | ilinmeklerihis loops | ilinmekleribizour loops | ilinmeklerigizyou all's loops | ilinmekleritheir loops |
| Genitive | ilinmeklenithe loops' | ilinmeklerimimy loops' | ilinmekleriŋiyour loops' | ilinmeklerinihis loops' | ilinmekleribizniour loops' | ilinmeklerigizniyou all's loops' | ilinmeklerinitheir loops' |
| Accusative | ilinmeklenithe loops (as the object) | ilinmeklerimimy loops (as the object) | ilinmekleriŋiyour loops (as the object) | ilinmeklerinhis loops (as the object) | ilinmekleribizniour loops (as the object) | ilinmeklerigizniyou all's loops (as the object) | ilinmeklerintheir loops (as the object) |
| Dative | ilinmeklegeto the loops | ilinmeklerimeto my loops | ilinmekleriŋeto your loops | ilinmeklerineto his loops | ilinmekleribizgeto our loops | ilinmeklerigizgeto you all's loops | ilinmeklerineto their loops |
| Locative | ilinmekledein / at the loops | ilinmeklerimdein / at my loops | ilinmekleriŋdein / at your loops | ilinmeklerindein / at his loops | ilinmekleribizdein / at our loops | ilinmeklerigizdein / at you all's loops | ilinmeklerindein / at their loops |
| Ablative | ilinmekledenfrom the loops | ilinmeklerimdenfrom my loops | ilinmekleriŋdenfrom your loops | ilinmeklerindenfrom his loops | ilinmekleribizdenfrom our loops | ilinmeklerigizdenfrom you all's loops | ilinmeklerindenfrom their loops |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ilinmekleri can mean "his / her loops", "their loop", or "their loops" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.