ilipin
/ilipin/ · plural ilipinle
irrigation channel, canal, ditch, small watercourse — Any channel dug for water to run in: for irrigation, for draining water away, or as a ditch along a road. Proverb: ilipin qazsaŋ eliŋ bla keŋeş 'if you dig an irrigation channel, consult your fellow villagers'.
- ilipin suw — water for irrigation
- ilipin qazarğa — to dig an irrigation channel
- ilipinni suwu qurudu — the channel's water dried up
- ilipinni üsü bla atla — step over the ditch
- biz ilipinni ariwlaybız — we are cleaning the irrigation channel
- ilipin qazsaŋ, eliŋ bla keŋeş — if you dig a channel, consult with your village
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ilipinthe irrigation channel | ilipinimmy irrigation channel | ilipiniŋyour irrigation channel | ilipinihis irrigation channel | ilipinibizour irrigation channel | ilipinigizyou all's irrigation channel | ilipinleritheir irrigation channels |
| Genitive | ilipinnithe irrigation channel's | ilipinimimy irrigation channel's | ilipiniŋiyour irrigation channel's | ilipininihis irrigation channel's | ilipinibizniour irrigation channel's | ilipinigizniyou all's irrigation channel's | ilipinlerinitheir irrigation channels' |
| Accusative | ilipinnithe irrigation channel (as the object) | ilipinimimy irrigation channel (as the object) | ilipiniŋiyour irrigation channel (as the object) | ilipininhis irrigation channel (as the object) | ilipinibizniour irrigation channel (as the object) | ilipinigizniyou all's irrigation channel (as the object) | ilipinlerintheir irrigation channels (as the object) |
| Dative | ilipinŋeto the irrigation channel | ilipinimeto my irrigation channel | ilipiniŋeto your irrigation channel | ilipinineto his irrigation channel | ilipinibizgeto our irrigation channel | ilipinigizgeto you all's irrigation channel | ilipinlerineto their irrigation channels |
| Locative | ilipindein / at the irrigation channel | ilipinimdein / at my irrigation channel | ilipiniŋdein / at your irrigation channel | ilipinindein / at his irrigation channel | ilipinibizdein / at our irrigation channel | ilipinigizdein / at you all's irrigation channel | ilipinlerindein / at their irrigation channels |
| Ablative | ilipindenfrom the irrigation channel | ilipinimdenfrom my irrigation channel | ilipiniŋdenfrom your irrigation channel | ilipinindenfrom his irrigation channel | ilipinibizdenfrom our irrigation channel | ilipinigizdenfrom you all's irrigation channel | ilipinlerindenfrom their irrigation channels |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ilipinlethe irrigation channels | ilipinlerimmy irrigation channels | ilipinleriŋyour irrigation channels | ilipinlerihis irrigation channels | ilipinleribizour irrigation channels | ilipinlerigizyou all's irrigation channels | ilipinleritheir irrigation channels |
| Genitive | ilipinlenithe irrigation channels' | ilipinlerimimy irrigation channels' | ilipinleriŋiyour irrigation channels' | ilipinlerinihis irrigation channels' | ilipinleribizniour irrigation channels' | ilipinlerigizniyou all's irrigation channels' | ilipinlerinitheir irrigation channels' |
| Accusative | ilipinlenithe irrigation channels (as the object) | ilipinlerimimy irrigation channels (as the object) | ilipinleriŋiyour irrigation channels (as the object) | ilipinlerinhis irrigation channels (as the object) | ilipinleribizniour irrigation channels (as the object) | ilipinlerigizniyou all's irrigation channels (as the object) | ilipinlerintheir irrigation channels (as the object) |
| Dative | ilipinlegeto the irrigation channels | ilipinlerimeto my irrigation channels | ilipinleriŋeto your irrigation channels | ilipinlerineto his irrigation channels | ilipinleribizgeto our irrigation channels | ilipinlerigizgeto you all's irrigation channels | ilipinlerineto their irrigation channels |
| Locative | ilipinledein / at the irrigation channels | ilipinlerimdein / at my irrigation channels | ilipinleriŋdein / at your irrigation channels | ilipinlerindein / at his irrigation channels | ilipinleribizdein / at our irrigation channels | ilipinlerigizdein / at you all's irrigation channels | ilipinlerindein / at their irrigation channels |
| Ablative | ilipinledenfrom the irrigation channels | ilipinlerimdenfrom my irrigation channels | ilipinleriŋdenfrom your irrigation channels | ilipinlerindenfrom his irrigation channels | ilipinleribizdenfrom our irrigation channels | ilipinlerigizdenfrom you all's irrigation channels | ilipinlerindenfrom their irrigation channels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ilipinleri can mean "his / her irrigation channels", "their irrigation channel", or "their irrigation channels" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.