türme
/tyrme/ · plural türmele
1. prison, jail
- türmege salırğa — to put someone in prison
- türmege kömülüb ketdi — he ended up in prison
- ol türmege jıyılğandı — he has been put in prison
- türmede qarawul — a prison guard
- türmeni eşigi keŋdi — the door of the prison is wide
- ol türmeden çıqdı — he got out of prison
2. captivity, bondage — Before another noun it means unfree, as in türme jaşaw (a life in bondage). one source
- türme jaşaw — a life in bondage
- türmede jaşağandı — he lived in captivity
- türmeden qutuldu — he got free of his bondage
Expressions
- türmeni tögeregin otlaw — associate with wrongdoers
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | türmethe prison | türmemmy prison | türmeŋyour prison | türmesihis prison | türmebizour prison | türmegizyou all's prison | türmeleritheir prisons |
| Genitive | türmenithe prison's | türmemimy prison's | türmeŋiyour prison's | türmesinihis prison's | türmebizniour prison's | türmegizniyou all's prison's | türmelerinitheir prisons' |
| Accusative | türmenithe prison (as the object) | türmemimy prison (as the object) | türmeŋiyour prison (as the object) | türmesinhis prison (as the object) | türmebizniour prison (as the object) | türmegizniyou all's prison (as the object) | türmelerintheir prisons (as the object) |
| Dative | türmegeto the prison | türmemeto my prison | türmeŋeto your prison | türmesineto his prison | türmebizgeto our prison | türmegizgeto you all's prison | türmelerineto their prisons |
| Locative | türmedein / at the prison | türmemdein / at my prison | türmeŋdein / at your prison | türmesindein / at his prison | türmebizdein / at our prison | türmegizdein / at you all's prison | türmelerindein / at their prisons |
| Ablative | türmedenfrom the prison | türmemdenfrom my prison | türmeŋdenfrom your prison | türmesindenfrom his prison | türmebizdenfrom our prison | türmegizdenfrom you all's prison | türmelerindenfrom their prisons |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | türmelethe prisons | türmelerimmy prisons | türmeleriŋyour prisons | türmelerihis prisons | türmeleribizour prisons | türmelerigizyou all's prisons | türmeleritheir prisons |
| Genitive | türmelenithe prisons' | türmelerimimy prisons' | türmeleriŋiyour prisons' | türmelerinihis prisons' | türmeleribizniour prisons' | türmelerigizniyou all's prisons' | türmelerinitheir prisons' |
| Accusative | türmelenithe prisons (as the object) | türmelerimimy prisons (as the object) | türmeleriŋiyour prisons (as the object) | türmelerinhis prisons (as the object) | türmeleribizniour prisons (as the object) | türmelerigizniyou all's prisons (as the object) | türmelerintheir prisons (as the object) |
| Dative | türmelegeto the prisons | türmelerimeto my prisons | türmeleriŋeto your prisons | türmelerineto his prisons | türmeleribizgeto our prisons | türmelerigizgeto you all's prisons | türmelerineto their prisons |
| Locative | türmeledein / at the prisons | türmelerimdein / at my prisons | türmeleriŋdein / at your prisons | türmelerindein / at his prisons | türmeleribizdein / at our prisons | türmelerigizdein / at you all's prisons | türmelerindein / at their prisons |
| Ablative | türmeledenfrom the prisons | türmelerimdenfrom my prisons | türmeleriŋdenfrom your prisons | türmelerindenfrom his prisons | türmeleribizdenfrom our prisons | türmelerigizdenfrom you all's prisons | türmelerindenfrom their prisons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: türmeleri can mean "his / her prisons", "their prison", or "their prisons" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.