jürek
/dʒyrek/ · plural jürekle
1. heart
- jürekni tebiwü — the beating of the heart
- jüregi awruğan adam — a man with a bad heart
- jüregi tuthandı — he has had a heart attack
- jüregim issidi — my heart is warm
2. heart, soul, the seat of feeling
- halal jürek — a kind heart
- jürek jürekni açhıçıdı — the heart is the key to the heart
- taza jürekden — from a pure heart
- jüregim quwanadı — my heart rejoices
3. the heart of something, the core, the very middle
- elni jüregi — the heart of the village
- işni jüregi — the heart of the matter
- çegetni jüreginde — in the heart of the forest
Expressions
- jilyağan jürek — grieving heart
- jüregi açılırğa — warm to someone
- jüregi açıq bolurğa — be openhearted
- jüregi aman eterge — have heart trouble
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jürekthe heart | jüregimmy heart | jüregiŋyour heart | jüregihis heart | jüregibizour heart | jüregigizyou all's heart | jürekleritheir hearts |
| Genitive | jüreknithe heart's | jüregimimy heart's | jüregiŋiyour heart's | jüreginihis heart's | jüregibizniour heart's | jüregigizniyou all's heart's | jüreklerinitheir hearts' |
| Accusative | jüreknithe heart (as the object) | jüregimimy heart (as the object) | jüregiŋiyour heart (as the object) | jüreginhis heart (as the object) | jüregibizniour heart (as the object) | jüregigizniyou all's heart (as the object) | jüreklerintheir hearts (as the object) |
| Dative | jürekgeto the heart | jüregimeto my heart | jüregiŋeto your heart | jüregineto his heart | jüregibizgeto our heart | jüregigizgeto you all's heart | jüreklerineto their hearts |
| Locative | jürekdein / at the heart | jüregimdein / at my heart | jüregiŋdein / at your heart | jüregindein / at his heart | jüregibizdein / at our heart | jüregigizdein / at you all's heart | jüreklerindein / at their hearts |
| Ablative | jürekdenfrom the heart | jüregimdenfrom my heart | jüregiŋdenfrom your heart | jüregindenfrom his heart | jüregibizdenfrom our heart | jüregigizdenfrom you all's heart | jüreklerindenfrom their hearts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jüreklethe hearts | jüreklerimmy hearts | jürekleriŋyour hearts | jüreklerihis hearts | jürekleribizour hearts | jüreklerigizyou all's hearts | jürekleritheir hearts |
| Genitive | jüreklenithe hearts' | jüreklerimimy hearts' | jürekleriŋiyour hearts' | jüreklerinihis hearts' | jürekleribizniour hearts' | jüreklerigizniyou all's hearts' | jüreklerinitheir hearts' |
| Accusative | jüreklenithe hearts (as the object) | jüreklerimimy hearts (as the object) | jürekleriŋiyour hearts (as the object) | jüreklerinhis hearts (as the object) | jürekleribizniour hearts (as the object) | jüreklerigizniyou all's hearts (as the object) | jüreklerintheir hearts (as the object) |
| Dative | jüreklegeto the hearts | jüreklerimeto my hearts | jürekleriŋeto your hearts | jüreklerineto his hearts | jürekleribizgeto our hearts | jüreklerigizgeto you all's hearts | jüreklerineto their hearts |
| Locative | jürekledein / at the hearts | jüreklerimdein / at my hearts | jürekleriŋdein / at your hearts | jüreklerindein / at his hearts | jürekleribizdein / at our hearts | jüreklerigizdein / at you all's hearts | jüreklerindein / at their hearts |
| Ablative | jürekledenfrom the hearts | jüreklerimdenfrom my hearts | jürekleriŋdenfrom your hearts | jüreklerindenfrom his hearts | jürekleribizdenfrom our hearts | jüreklerigizdenfrom you all's hearts | jüreklerindenfrom their hearts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jürekleri can mean "his / her hearts", "their heart", or "their hearts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.