kişen
/kiʃen/ · plural kişenle
1. hobble, tether — A rope or strap tied around a horse's or donkey's front legs so that it cannot wander off.
- kişen salırğa — to hobble an animal
- eşekni kişenin al — take the hobble off the donkey
- kişenŋe ürenŋen at — a horse used to the hobble
- atnı kişenin aldı — he took the hobble off the horse
- atnı tutub, kişenin teşdi — he caught the horse and took off its hobble
2. fetters, shackles, constraint — Said of anything that blocks a person from doing what they mean to do.
- zulmuluqnu kişeninde — in the fetters of tyranny
- qız namıs kişen bolmasa — if a girl's honor were not a fetter
- tar kişende keledile — they go about in tight fetters
- qaraŋılıq salğan kişen — the fetter that darkness laid
- işim menŋe kişen boldu — my work became a fetter to me
- kişenden ıçhınırğa — to break free of one's fetters
- namıs kişen bolmasa — if honor were not a fetter
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kişenthe hobble | kişenimmy hobble | kişeniŋyour hobble | kişenihis hobble | kişenibizour hobble | kişenigizyou all's hobble | kişenleritheir hobbles |
| Genitive | kişennithe hobble's | kişenimimy hobble's | kişeniŋiyour hobble's | kişeninihis hobble's | kişenibizniour hobble's | kişenigizniyou all's hobble's | kişenlerinitheir hobbles' |
| Accusative | kişennithe hobble (as the object) | kişenimimy hobble (as the object) | kişeniŋiyour hobble (as the object) | kişeninhis hobble (as the object) | kişenibizniour hobble (as the object) | kişenigizniyou all's hobble (as the object) | kişenlerintheir hobbles (as the object) |
| Dative | kişenŋeto the hobble | kişenimeto my hobble | kişeniŋeto your hobble | kişenineto his hobble | kişenibizgeto our hobble | kişenigizgeto you all's hobble | kişenlerineto their hobbles |
| Locative | kişendein / at the hobble | kişenimdein / at my hobble | kişeniŋdein / at your hobble | kişenindein / at his hobble | kişenibizdein / at our hobble | kişenigizdein / at you all's hobble | kişenlerindein / at their hobbles |
| Ablative | kişendenfrom the hobble | kişenimdenfrom my hobble | kişeniŋdenfrom your hobble | kişenindenfrom his hobble | kişenibizdenfrom our hobble | kişenigizdenfrom you all's hobble | kişenlerindenfrom their hobbles |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kişenlethe hobbles | kişenlerimmy hobbles | kişenleriŋyour hobbles | kişenlerihis hobbles | kişenleribizour hobbles | kişenlerigizyou all's hobbles | kişenleritheir hobbles |
| Genitive | kişenlenithe hobbles' | kişenlerimimy hobbles' | kişenleriŋiyour hobbles' | kişenlerinihis hobbles' | kişenleribizniour hobbles' | kişenlerigizniyou all's hobbles' | kişenlerinitheir hobbles' |
| Accusative | kişenlenithe hobbles (as the object) | kişenlerimimy hobbles (as the object) | kişenleriŋiyour hobbles (as the object) | kişenlerinhis hobbles (as the object) | kişenleribizniour hobbles (as the object) | kişenlerigizniyou all's hobbles (as the object) | kişenlerintheir hobbles (as the object) |
| Dative | kişenlegeto the hobbles | kişenlerimeto my hobbles | kişenleriŋeto your hobbles | kişenlerineto his hobbles | kişenleribizgeto our hobbles | kişenlerigizgeto you all's hobbles | kişenlerineto their hobbles |
| Locative | kişenledein / at the hobbles | kişenlerimdein / at my hobbles | kişenleriŋdein / at your hobbles | kişenlerindein / at his hobbles | kişenleribizdein / at our hobbles | kişenlerigizdein / at you all's hobbles | kişenlerindein / at their hobbles |
| Ablative | kişenledenfrom the hobbles | kişenlerimdenfrom my hobbles | kişenleriŋdenfrom your hobbles | kişenlerindenfrom his hobbles | kişenleribizdenfrom our hobbles | kişenlerigizdenfrom you all's hobbles | kişenlerindenfrom their hobbles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kişenleri can mean "his / her hobbles", "their hobble", or "their hobbles" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.