iyis
/ijis/ · plural iyisle
1. smell, odor, scent — İyis eterge means to give off a bad smell, or of food, to go off.
- aman iyis — a bad smell
- ariw iyis — a pleasant smell
- aşarıq iyis — the smell of food
- darman iyis — the smell of medicine
- küygen iyis keledi — there is a smell of burning
- bu iyis nedi? — what is this smell?
- iyis seziw — sense of smell
2. inkling, faintest notion of something — Mostly in negative phrases about someone who has no idea at all about a thing.
- ol anı iyisin da bilmeydi — he has no idea about it
Expressions
- kirden iyis aŋılamağan — undiscerning fool
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iyisthe smell | iyisimmy smell | iyisiŋyour smell | iyisihis smell | iyisibizour smell | iyisigizyou all's smell | iyisleritheir smells |
| Genitive | iyisnithe smell's | iyisimimy smell's | iyisiŋiyour smell's | iyisinihis smell's | iyisibizniour smell's | iyisigizniyou all's smell's | iyislerinitheir smells' |
| Accusative | iyisnithe smell (as the object) | iyisimimy smell (as the object) | iyisiŋiyour smell (as the object) | iyisinhis smell (as the object) | iyisibizniour smell (as the object) | iyisigizniyou all's smell (as the object) | iyislerintheir smells (as the object) |
| Dative | iyisgeto the smell | iyisimeto my smell | iyisiŋeto your smell | iyisineto his smell | iyisibizgeto our smell | iyisigizgeto you all's smell | iyislerineto their smells |
| Locative | iyisdein / at the smell | iyisimdein / at my smell | iyisiŋdein / at your smell | iyisindein / at his smell | iyisibizdein / at our smell | iyisigizdein / at you all's smell | iyislerindein / at their smells |
| Ablative | iyisdenfrom the smell | iyisimdenfrom my smell | iyisiŋdenfrom your smell | iyisindenfrom his smell | iyisibizdenfrom our smell | iyisigizdenfrom you all's smell | iyislerindenfrom their smells |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iyislethe smells | iyislerimmy smells | iyisleriŋyour smells | iyislerihis smells | iyisleribizour smells | iyislerigizyou all's smells | iyisleritheir smells |
| Genitive | iyislenithe smells' | iyislerimimy smells' | iyisleriŋiyour smells' | iyislerinihis smells' | iyisleribizniour smells' | iyislerigizniyou all's smells' | iyislerinitheir smells' |
| Accusative | iyislenithe smells (as the object) | iyislerimimy smells (as the object) | iyisleriŋiyour smells (as the object) | iyislerinhis smells (as the object) | iyisleribizniour smells (as the object) | iyislerigizniyou all's smells (as the object) | iyislerintheir smells (as the object) |
| Dative | iyislegeto the smells | iyislerimeto my smells | iyisleriŋeto your smells | iyislerineto his smells | iyisleribizgeto our smells | iyislerigizgeto you all's smells | iyislerineto their smells |
| Locative | iyisledein / at the smells | iyislerimdein / at my smells | iyisleriŋdein / at your smells | iyislerindein / at his smells | iyisleribizdein / at our smells | iyislerigizdein / at you all's smells | iyislerindein / at their smells |
| Ablative | iyisledenfrom the smells | iyislerimdenfrom my smells | iyisleriŋdenfrom your smells | iyislerindenfrom his smells | iyisleribizdenfrom our smells | iyislerigizdenfrom you all's smells | iyislerindenfrom their smells |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: iyisleri can mean "his / her smells", "their smell", or "their smells" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.