izafet
/izafet/ · plural izafetle
izafet construction, a construction of two nouns in which the first defines the second, as in taş üy "stone house" or stol ayağı "table leg" — Used before another noun it means an izafet one, as in izafet söz tutuş "izafet phrase". Guzeev 1996–2005 gives three types in the Turkic languages: ağaç üy "wooden house", stol ayağı "table leg" and şkolnu direktoru "the school's director". It also says the term came from Arabic and Persian.
- izafet söz tutuş — izafet phrase
- «taş üy» izafetdi — "stone house" is an izafet
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | izafetthe izafet | izafetimmy izafet | izafetiŋyour izafet | izafetihis izafet | izafetibizour izafet | izafetigizyou all's izafet | izafetleritheir izafets |
| Genitive | izafetnithe izafet's | izafetimimy izafet's | izafetiŋiyour izafet's | izafetinihis izafet's | izafetibizniour izafet's | izafetigizniyou all's izafet's | izafetlerinitheir izafets' |
| Accusative | izafetnithe izafet (as the object) | izafetimimy izafet (as the object) | izafetiŋiyour izafet (as the object) | izafetinhis izafet (as the object) | izafetibizniour izafet (as the object) | izafetigizniyou all's izafet (as the object) | izafetlerintheir izafets (as the object) |
| Dative | izafetgeto the izafet | izafetimeto my izafet | izafetiŋeto your izafet | izafetineto his izafet | izafetibizgeto our izafet | izafetigizgeto you all's izafet | izafetlerineto their izafets |
| Locative | izafetdein / at the izafet | izafetimdein / at my izafet | izafetiŋdein / at your izafet | izafetindein / at his izafet | izafetibizdein / at our izafet | izafetigizdein / at you all's izafet | izafetlerindein / at their izafets |
| Ablative | izafetdenfrom the izafet | izafetimdenfrom my izafet | izafetiŋdenfrom your izafet | izafetindenfrom his izafet | izafetibizdenfrom our izafet | izafetigizdenfrom you all's izafet | izafetlerindenfrom their izafets |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | izafetlethe izafets | izafetlerimmy izafets | izafetleriŋyour izafets | izafetlerihis izafets | izafetleribizour izafets | izafetlerigizyou all's izafets | izafetleritheir izafets |
| Genitive | izafetlenithe izafets' | izafetlerimimy izafets' | izafetleriŋiyour izafets' | izafetlerinihis izafets' | izafetleribizniour izafets' | izafetlerigizniyou all's izafets' | izafetlerinitheir izafets' |
| Accusative | izafetlenithe izafets (as the object) | izafetlerimimy izafets (as the object) | izafetleriŋiyour izafets (as the object) | izafetlerinhis izafets (as the object) | izafetleribizniour izafets (as the object) | izafetlerigizniyou all's izafets (as the object) | izafetlerintheir izafets (as the object) |
| Dative | izafetlegeto the izafets | izafetlerimeto my izafets | izafetleriŋeto your izafets | izafetlerineto his izafets | izafetleribizgeto our izafets | izafetlerigizgeto you all's izafets | izafetlerineto their izafets |
| Locative | izafetledein / at the izafets | izafetlerimdein / at my izafets | izafetleriŋdein / at your izafets | izafetlerindein / at his izafets | izafetleribizdein / at our izafets | izafetlerigizdein / at you all's izafets | izafetlerindein / at their izafets |
| Ablative | izafetledenfrom the izafets | izafetlerimdenfrom my izafets | izafetleriŋdenfrom your izafets | izafetlerindenfrom his izafets | izafetleribizdenfrom our izafets | izafetlerigizdenfrom you all's izafets | izafetlerindenfrom their izafets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: izafetleri can mean "his / her izafets", "their izafet", or "their izafets" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.