misir / Misir
/misir/ · plural Misirle
1. Egyptian — Related to the country name Misir, Egypt.
- misir piramidala — the Egyptian pyramids
- misir onowçula — the Egyptian rulers
2. sacred, holy
- misir jer — a holy place
- tuwğan jeri kesine misir — one's birthplace is sacred to one
- misir kitab — a sacred book
3. Egypt
- Misirge barırğa — to go to Egypt
- Misirden kele edik — we were coming from Egypt
- Misirni piramidaları — the pyramids of Egypt
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | misirmeI am Egyptian | misirseyou are Egyptian | misirdihe is Egyptian | misirbizwe are Egyptian | misirsizyou all are Egyptian | misirdilethey are Egyptian |
| comparative — more | misirirekmeI am more Egyptian | misirirekseyou are more Egyptian | misirirekdihe is more Egyptian | misirirekbizwe are more Egyptian | misirireksizyou all are more Egyptian | misirirekdilethey are more Egyptian |
| intensifier — very | bek misirmeI am very Egyptian | bek misirseyou are very Egyptian | bek misirdihe is very Egyptian | bek misirbizwe are very Egyptian | bek misirsizyou all are very Egyptian | bek misirdilethey are very Egyptian |
| superlative — most | em misirmeI am the most Egyptian | em misirseyou are the most Egyptian | em misirdihe is the most Egyptian | em misirbizwe are the most Egyptian | em misirsizyou all are the most Egyptian | em misirdilethey are the most Egyptian |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden misirdi — "compared to me, he is Egyptian."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki misirdimine is Egyptian | seniki misirdiyours is Egyptian | anıqı misirdihis is Egyptian | bizniki misirdiours is Egyptian | sizniki misirdiyours (pl.) is Egyptian | alanıqı misirditheirs is Egyptian |
| comparative — more | meniki misirirekdimine is more Egyptian | seniki misirirekdiyours is more Egyptian | anıqı misirirekdihis is more Egyptian | bizniki misirirekdiours is more Egyptian | sizniki misirirekdiyours (pl.) is more Egyptian | alanıqı misirirekditheirs is more Egyptian |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek misirdimine is very Egyptian | seniki bek misirdiyours is very Egyptian | anıqı bek misirdihis is very Egyptian | bizniki bek misirdiours is very Egyptian | sizniki bek misirdiyours (pl.) is very Egyptian | alanıqı bek misirditheirs is very Egyptian |
| superlative — most | meniki em misirdimine is the most Egyptian | seniki em misirdiyours is the most Egyptian | anıqı em misirdihis is the most Egyptian | bizniki em misirdiours is the most Egyptian | sizniki em misirdiyours (pl.) is the most Egyptian | alanıqı em misirditheirs is the most Egyptian |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile misirdilemine are Egyptian | senikile misirdileyours are Egyptian | anıqıla misirdilehis are Egyptian | biznikile misirdileours are Egyptian | siznikile misirdileyours (pl.) are Egyptian | alanıqıla misirdiletheirs are Egyptian |
| comparative — more | menikile misirirekdilemine are more Egyptian | senikile misirirekdileyours are more Egyptian | anıqıla misirirekdilehis are more Egyptian | biznikile misirirekdileours are more Egyptian | siznikile misirirekdileyours (pl.) are more Egyptian | alanıqıla misirirekdiletheirs are more Egyptian |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek misirdilemine are very Egyptian | senikile bek misirdileyours are very Egyptian | anıqıla bek misirdilehis are very Egyptian | biznikile bek misirdileours are very Egyptian | siznikile bek misirdileyours (pl.) are very Egyptian | alanıqıla bek misirdiletheirs are very Egyptian |
| superlative — most | menikile em misirdilemine are the most Egyptian | senikile em misirdileyours are the most Egyptian | anıqıla em misirdilehis are the most Egyptian | biznikile em misirdileours are the most Egyptian | siznikile em misirdileyours (pl.) are the most Egyptian | alanıqıla em misirdiletheirs are the most Egyptian |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu misirdi, bıla misirdile. 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 | Misirthe Egypt | Misirimmy Egypt | Misiriŋyour Egypt | Misirihis Egypt | Misiribizour Egypt | Misirigizyou all's Egypt | Misirleritheir Egypts |
| Genitive | Misirnithe Egypt's | Misirimimy Egypt's | Misiriŋiyour Egypt's | Misirinihis Egypt's | Misiribizniour Egypt's | Misirigizniyou all's Egypt's | Misirlerinitheir Egypts' |
| Accusative | Misirnithe Egypt (as the object) | Misirimimy Egypt (as the object) | Misiriŋiyour Egypt (as the object) | Misirinhis Egypt (as the object) | Misiribizniour Egypt (as the object) | Misirigizniyou all's Egypt (as the object) | Misirlerintheir Egypts (as the object) |
| Dative | Misirgeto the Egypt | Misirimeto my Egypt | Misiriŋeto your Egypt | Misirineto his Egypt | Misiribizgeto our Egypt | Misirigizgeto you all's Egypt | Misirlerineto their Egypts |
| Locative | Misirdein / at the Egypt | Misirimdein / at my Egypt | Misiriŋdein / at your Egypt | Misirindein / at his Egypt | Misiribizdein / at our Egypt | Misirigizdein / at you all's Egypt | Misirlerindein / at their Egypts |
| Ablative | Misirdenfrom the Egypt | Misirimdenfrom my Egypt | Misiriŋdenfrom your Egypt | Misirindenfrom his Egypt | Misiribizdenfrom our Egypt | Misirigizdenfrom you all's Egypt | Misirlerindenfrom their Egypts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Misirlethe Egypts | Misirlerimmy Egypts | Misirleriŋyour Egypts | Misirlerihis Egypts | Misirleribizour Egypts | Misirlerigizyou all's Egypts | Misirleritheir Egypts |
| Genitive | Misirlenithe Egypts' | Misirlerimimy Egypts' | Misirleriŋiyour Egypts' | Misirlerinihis Egypts' | Misirleribizniour Egypts' | Misirlerigizniyou all's Egypts' | Misirlerinitheir Egypts' |
| Accusative | Misirlenithe Egypts (as the object) | Misirlerimimy Egypts (as the object) | Misirleriŋiyour Egypts (as the object) | Misirlerinhis Egypts (as the object) | Misirleribizniour Egypts (as the object) | Misirlerigizniyou all's Egypts (as the object) | Misirlerintheir Egypts (as the object) |
| Dative | Misirlegeto the Egypts | Misirlerimeto my Egypts | Misirleriŋeto your Egypts | Misirlerineto his Egypts | Misirleribizgeto our Egypts | Misirlerigizgeto you all's Egypts | Misirlerineto their Egypts |
| Locative | Misirledein / at the Egypts | Misirlerimdein / at my Egypts | Misirleriŋdein / at your Egypts | Misirlerindein / at his Egypts | Misirleribizdein / at our Egypts | Misirlerigizdein / at you all's Egypts | Misirlerindein / at their Egypts |
| Ablative | Misirledenfrom the Egypts | Misirlerimdenfrom my Egypts | Misirleriŋdenfrom your Egypts | Misirlerindenfrom his Egypts | Misirleribizdenfrom our Egypts | Misirlerigizdenfrom you all's Egypts | Misirlerindenfrom their Egypts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Misirleri can mean "his / her Egypts", "their Egypt", or "their Egypts" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Misirnikithe Egypt's one | Misirnikilethe Egypt's ones | Misirlenikithe Egypts' one | Misirlenikilethe Egypts' ones |
| Genitive | Misirnikiniof the Egypt's one | Misirnikileniof the Egypt's ones | Misirlenikiniof the Egypts' one | Misirlenikileniof the Egypts' ones |
| Accusative | Misirnikinthe Egypt's one (as the object) | Misirnikilenithe Egypt's ones (as the object) | Misirlenikinthe Egypts' one (as the object) | Misirlenikilenithe Egypts' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | Misirnikineto the Egypt's one | Misirnikilegeto the Egypt's ones | Misirlenikineto the Egypts' one | Misirlenikilegeto the Egypts' ones |
| Locative | Misirnikindein / at the Egypt's one | Misirnikiledein / at the Egypt's ones | Misirlenikindein / at the Egypts' one | Misirlenikiledein / at the Egypts' ones |
| Ablative | Misirnikindenfrom the Egypt's one | Misirnikiledenfrom the Egypt's ones | Misirlenikindenfrom the Egypts' one | Misirlenikiledenfrom the Egypts' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.