keŋlik
/keŋlik/ · plural keŋlikle
1. width, breadth, span — The dative form keŋligine is used adverbially to mean in width.
- oramnı keŋligi — the width of the street
- keŋligi bir metrdi — its width is one meter
- baçhanı keŋligi — the width of the garden
- baçhanı uzunu bla keŋligi teŋdi — the garden's length and width are equal
- oramnı keŋligi jeterikdi — the width of the street will be enough
2. open expanse, open space, wide stretch of country
- keŋliklede malla otlaydıla — herds graze on the open expanses
- men keŋlikleni süeme — I love the open expanses
- qıralnı awlaq keŋlikleri — the country's open steppe expanses
- teŋiz keŋligine jol saldı — set off for the open expanse of the sea
- kök keŋligine çığarğa — to rise into the expanse of the sky
3. distance between two things, interval, gap
- birer metr keŋlikde süeldile — they stood a meter apart from one another
- bir birin körürça keŋlikde tizilib — lining up at such a distance that they could see one another
- eki terekni arasında keŋlik — the gap between two trees
- keŋlikni azaytırğa — to reduce the distance
4. breadth of mind or of feeling, scope
- aqılnı keŋligi — breadth of mind
- jüregini keŋligi — the breadth of his heart
- sezimlerini keŋligi — the breadth of their feelings
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keŋlikthe width | keŋligimmy width | keŋligiŋyour width | keŋligihis width | keŋligibizour width | keŋligigizyou all's width | keŋlikleritheir widths |
| Genitive | keŋliknithe width's | keŋligimimy width's | keŋligiŋiyour width's | keŋliginihis width's | keŋligibizniour width's | keŋligigizniyou all's width's | keŋliklerinitheir widths' |
| Accusative | keŋliknithe width (as the object) | keŋligimimy width (as the object) | keŋligiŋiyour width (as the object) | keŋliginhis width (as the object) | keŋligibizniour width (as the object) | keŋligigizniyou all's width (as the object) | keŋliklerintheir widths (as the object) |
| Dative | keŋlikgeto the width | keŋligimeto my width | keŋligiŋeto your width | keŋligineto his width | keŋligibizgeto our width | keŋligigizgeto you all's width | keŋliklerineto their widths |
| Locative | keŋlikdein / at the width | keŋligimdein / at my width | keŋligiŋdein / at your width | keŋligindein / at his width | keŋligibizdein / at our width | keŋligigizdein / at you all's width | keŋliklerindein / at their widths |
| Ablative | keŋlikdenfrom the width | keŋligimdenfrom my width | keŋligiŋdenfrom your width | keŋligindenfrom his width | keŋligibizdenfrom our width | keŋligigizdenfrom you all's width | keŋliklerindenfrom their widths |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keŋliklethe widths | keŋliklerimmy widths | keŋlikleriŋyour widths | keŋliklerihis widths | keŋlikleribizour widths | keŋliklerigizyou all's widths | keŋlikleritheir widths |
| Genitive | keŋliklenithe widths' | keŋliklerimimy widths' | keŋlikleriŋiyour widths' | keŋliklerinihis widths' | keŋlikleribizniour widths' | keŋliklerigizniyou all's widths' | keŋliklerinitheir widths' |
| Accusative | keŋliklenithe widths (as the object) | keŋliklerimimy widths (as the object) | keŋlikleriŋiyour widths (as the object) | keŋliklerinhis widths (as the object) | keŋlikleribizniour widths (as the object) | keŋliklerigizniyou all's widths (as the object) | keŋliklerintheir widths (as the object) |
| Dative | keŋliklegeto the widths | keŋliklerimeto my widths | keŋlikleriŋeto your widths | keŋliklerineto his widths | keŋlikleribizgeto our widths | keŋliklerigizgeto you all's widths | keŋliklerineto their widths |
| Locative | keŋlikledein / at the widths | keŋliklerimdein / at my widths | keŋlikleriŋdein / at your widths | keŋliklerindein / at his widths | keŋlikleribizdein / at our widths | keŋliklerigizdein / at you all's widths | keŋliklerindein / at their widths |
| Ablative | keŋlikledenfrom the widths | keŋliklerimdenfrom my widths | keŋlikleriŋdenfrom your widths | keŋliklerindenfrom his widths | keŋlikleribizdenfrom our widths | keŋliklerigizdenfrom you all's widths | keŋliklerindenfrom their widths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keŋlikleri can mean "his / her widths", "their width", or "their widths" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.