lezgin
/lezɡin/ · plural lezginle
1. Lezgian, Lezgin; of or relating to the Lezgins, their language or culture — Common in lezgin til "the Lezgian language" and lezgin literatura "Lezgian literature".
- lezgin til — the Lezgian language
- lezgin literatura — Lezgian literature
- lezgin tişirıw — a Lezgin woman
- lezgin tepsewlege qarab — watching Lezgian dances
2. a Lezgin, a member of the Lezgin people of Dagestan
- Dağıstannı lezginleri — the Lezgins of Dagestan
- lezginleni tili — the language of the Lezgins
- lezginle bla avarla — Lezgins and Avars
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | lezginmeI am Lezgian | lezginseyou are Lezgian | lezgindihe is Lezgian | lezginbizwe are Lezgian | lezginsizyou all are Lezgian | lezgindilethey are Lezgian |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden lezgindi — "compared to me, he is Lezgian."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki lezgindimine is Lezgian | seniki lezgindiyours is Lezgian | anıqı lezgindihis is Lezgian | bizniki lezgindiours is Lezgian | sizniki lezgindiyours (pl.) is Lezgian | alanıqı lezginditheirs is Lezgian |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile lezgindilemine are Lezgian | senikile lezgindileyours are Lezgian | anıqıla lezgindilehis are Lezgian | biznikile lezgindileours are Lezgian | siznikile lezgindileyours (pl.) are Lezgian | alanıqıla lezgindiletheirs are Lezgian |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu lezgindi, bıla lezgindile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lezginthe Lezgin | lezginimmy Lezgin | lezginiŋyour Lezgin | lezginihis Lezgin | lezginibizour Lezgin | lezginigizyou all's Lezgin | lezginleritheir Lezgins |
| Genitive | lezginnithe Lezgin's | lezginimimy Lezgin's | lezginiŋiyour Lezgin's | lezgininihis Lezgin's | lezginibizniour Lezgin's | lezginigizniyou all's Lezgin's | lezginlerinitheir Lezgins' |
| Accusative | lezginnithe Lezgin (as the object) | lezginimimy Lezgin (as the object) | lezginiŋiyour Lezgin (as the object) | lezgininhis Lezgin (as the object) | lezginibizniour Lezgin (as the object) | lezginigizniyou all's Lezgin (as the object) | lezginlerintheir Lezgins (as the object) |
| Dative | lezginŋeto the Lezgin | lezginimeto my Lezgin | lezginiŋeto your Lezgin | lezginineto his Lezgin | lezginibizgeto our Lezgin | lezginigizgeto you all's Lezgin | lezginlerineto their Lezgins |
| Locative | lezgindein / at the Lezgin | lezginimdein / at my Lezgin | lezginiŋdein / at your Lezgin | lezginindein / at his Lezgin | lezginibizdein / at our Lezgin | lezginigizdein / at you all's Lezgin | lezginlerindein / at their Lezgins |
| Ablative | lezgindenfrom the Lezgin | lezginimdenfrom my Lezgin | lezginiŋdenfrom your Lezgin | lezginindenfrom his Lezgin | lezginibizdenfrom our Lezgin | lezginigizdenfrom you all's Lezgin | lezginlerindenfrom their Lezgins |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lezginlethe Lezgins | lezginlerimmy Lezgins | lezginleriŋyour Lezgins | lezginlerihis Lezgins | lezginleribizour Lezgins | lezginlerigizyou all's Lezgins | lezginleritheir Lezgins |
| Genitive | lezginlenithe Lezgins' | lezginlerimimy Lezgins' | lezginleriŋiyour Lezgins' | lezginlerinihis Lezgins' | lezginleribizniour Lezgins' | lezginlerigizniyou all's Lezgins' | lezginlerinitheir Lezgins' |
| Accusative | lezginlenithe Lezgins (as the object) | lezginlerimimy Lezgins (as the object) | lezginleriŋiyour Lezgins (as the object) | lezginlerinhis Lezgins (as the object) | lezginleribizniour Lezgins (as the object) | lezginlerigizniyou all's Lezgins (as the object) | lezginlerintheir Lezgins (as the object) |
| Dative | lezginlegeto the Lezgins | lezginlerimeto my Lezgins | lezginleriŋeto your Lezgins | lezginlerineto his Lezgins | lezginleribizgeto our Lezgins | lezginlerigizgeto you all's Lezgins | lezginlerineto their Lezgins |
| Locative | lezginledein / at the Lezgins | lezginlerimdein / at my Lezgins | lezginleriŋdein / at your Lezgins | lezginlerindein / at his Lezgins | lezginleribizdein / at our Lezgins | lezginlerigizdein / at you all's Lezgins | lezginlerindein / at their Lezgins |
| Ablative | lezginledenfrom the Lezgins | lezginlerimdenfrom my Lezgins | lezginleriŋdenfrom your Lezgins | lezginlerindenfrom his Lezgins | lezginleribizdenfrom our Lezgins | lezginlerigizdenfrom you all's Lezgins | lezginlerindenfrom their Lezgins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: lezginleri can mean "his / her Lezgins", "their Lezgin", or "their Lezgins" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.