kezlik
/kezlik/ · plural kezlikle
knife, belt knife, knife carried on the person — Any cutting weapon a person carries, such as a knife or a dagger (qama). Before another noun it describes a blade used for notching or carving: kezlik bıçaq is a pocketknife.
- jan kezlik — a knife worn at the side
- kezligin bileydi — he sharpens his knife
- kezlikni qınından çığarırğa — to draw the knife from its sheath
- kezlik bıçağın qoluna alğanlay — having taken his pocketknife in his hand
- amalsızğa kezlik bıçaq sawutluq eter — for the helpless, even a pocketknife will serve as a weapon
- kezlikni bilerge — to sharpen the knife
- men kezlikni aldım — I took the knife
Expressions
- jan kezlik — belt knife
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kezlikthe belt knife | kezligimmy belt knife | kezligiŋyour belt knife | kezligihis belt knife | kezligibizour belt knife | kezligigizyou all's belt knife | kezlikleritheir belt knives |
| Genitive | kezliknithe belt knife's | kezligimimy belt knife's | kezligiŋiyour belt knife's | kezliginihis belt knife's | kezligibizniour belt knife's | kezligigizniyou all's belt knife's | kezliklerinitheir belt knives' |
| Accusative | kezliknithe belt knife (as the object) | kezligimimy belt knife (as the object) | kezligiŋiyour belt knife (as the object) | kezliginhis belt knife (as the object) | kezligibizniour belt knife (as the object) | kezligigizniyou all's belt knife (as the object) | kezliklerintheir belt knives (as the object) |
| Dative | kezlikgeto the belt knife | kezligimeto my belt knife | kezligiŋeto your belt knife | kezligineto his belt knife | kezligibizgeto our belt knife | kezligigizgeto you all's belt knife | kezliklerineto their belt knives |
| Locative | kezlikdein / at the belt knife | kezligimdein / at my belt knife | kezligiŋdein / at your belt knife | kezligindein / at his belt knife | kezligibizdein / at our belt knife | kezligigizdein / at you all's belt knife | kezliklerindein / at their belt knives |
| Ablative | kezlikdenfrom the belt knife | kezligimdenfrom my belt knife | kezligiŋdenfrom your belt knife | kezligindenfrom his belt knife | kezligibizdenfrom our belt knife | kezligigizdenfrom you all's belt knife | kezliklerindenfrom their belt knives |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kezliklethe belt knives | kezliklerimmy belt knives | kezlikleriŋyour belt knives | kezliklerihis belt knives | kezlikleribizour belt knives | kezliklerigizyou all's belt knives | kezlikleritheir belt knives |
| Genitive | kezliklenithe belt knives' | kezliklerimimy belt knives' | kezlikleriŋiyour belt knives' | kezliklerinihis belt knives' | kezlikleribizniour belt knives' | kezliklerigizniyou all's belt knives' | kezliklerinitheir belt knives' |
| Accusative | kezliklenithe belt knives (as the object) | kezliklerimimy belt knives (as the object) | kezlikleriŋiyour belt knives (as the object) | kezliklerinhis belt knives (as the object) | kezlikleribizniour belt knives (as the object) | kezliklerigizniyou all's belt knives (as the object) | kezliklerintheir belt knives (as the object) |
| Dative | kezliklegeto the belt knives | kezliklerimeto my belt knives | kezlikleriŋeto your belt knives | kezliklerineto his belt knives | kezlikleribizgeto our belt knives | kezliklerigizgeto you all's belt knives | kezliklerineto their belt knives |
| Locative | kezlikledein / at the belt knives | kezliklerimdein / at my belt knives | kezlikleriŋdein / at your belt knives | kezliklerindein / at his belt knives | kezlikleribizdein / at our belt knives | kezliklerigizdein / at you all's belt knives | kezliklerindein / at their belt knives |
| Ablative | kezlikledenfrom the belt knives | kezliklerimdenfrom my belt knives | kezlikleriŋdenfrom your belt knives | kezliklerindenfrom his belt knives | kezlikleribizdenfrom our belt knives | kezliklerigizdenfrom you all's belt knives | kezliklerindenfrom their belt knives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kezlikleri can mean "his / her belt knives", "their belt knife", or "their belt knives" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.