taphır
/tapxɯr/ · plural taphırla
1. terrace, ledge on a mountain slope
- tawnu taphırı — the terrace of the mountain
- qayanı taphırı — the ledge of the cliff
- qallay ariw taphırla — what fine terraces
- taw belinde taphırda — on a ledge halfway up the mountain
- taphırğa çığarğa — to climb onto the ledge
- tawla taphırlıdıla — the mountains are terraced
2. family line, kindred, lineage, family
- taphırına uşağan adam — a person who takes after his family
- ol bek igi taphırdandı — he comes from a very good family
- belgili taphır — a well-known family
- aman taphır — a bad family
- oğursuzluğu taphırına uşağandı — her ill luck takes after her family
- anı taphırı — his family line
- taphırıbız tawdan keledi — our family line comes from the mountains
- eki taphır — two family lines
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taphırthe terrace | taphırımmy terrace | taphırıŋyour terrace | taphırıhis terrace | taphırıbızour terrace | taphırığızyou all's terrace | taphırlarıtheir terraces |
| Genitive | taphırnıthe terrace's | taphırımımy terrace's | taphırıŋıyour terrace's | taphırınıhis terrace's | taphırıbıznıour terrace's | taphırığıznıyou all's terrace's | taphırlarınıtheir terraces' |
| Accusative | taphırnıthe terrace (as the object) | taphırımımy terrace (as the object) | taphırıŋıyour terrace (as the object) | taphırınhis terrace (as the object) | taphırıbıznıour terrace (as the object) | taphırığıznıyou all's terrace (as the object) | taphırlarıntheir terraces (as the object) |
| Dative | taphırğato the terrace | taphırımato my terrace | taphırıŋato your terrace | taphırınato his terrace | taphırıbızğato our terrace | taphırığızğato you all's terrace | taphırlarınato their terraces |
| Locative | taphırdain / at the terrace | taphırımdain / at my terrace | taphırıŋdain / at your terrace | taphırındain / at his terrace | taphırıbızdain / at our terrace | taphırığızdain / at you all's terrace | taphırlarındain / at their terraces |
| Ablative | taphırdanfrom the terrace | taphırımdanfrom my terrace | taphırıŋdanfrom your terrace | taphırındanfrom his terrace | taphırıbızdanfrom our terrace | taphırığızdanfrom you all's terrace | taphırlarındanfrom their terraces |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taphırlathe terraces | taphırlarımmy terraces | taphırlarıŋyour terraces | taphırlarıhis terraces | taphırlarıbızour terraces | taphırlarığızyou all's terraces | taphırlarıtheir terraces |
| Genitive | taphırlanıthe terraces' | taphırlarımımy terraces' | taphırlarıŋıyour terraces' | taphırlarınıhis terraces' | taphırlarıbıznıour terraces' | taphırlarığıznıyou all's terraces' | taphırlarınıtheir terraces' |
| Accusative | taphırlanıthe terraces (as the object) | taphırlarımımy terraces (as the object) | taphırlarıŋıyour terraces (as the object) | taphırlarınhis terraces (as the object) | taphırlarıbıznıour terraces (as the object) | taphırlarığıznıyou all's terraces (as the object) | taphırlarıntheir terraces (as the object) |
| Dative | taphırlağato the terraces | taphırlarımato my terraces | taphırlarıŋato your terraces | taphırlarınato his terraces | taphırlarıbızğato our terraces | taphırlarığızğato you all's terraces | taphırlarınato their terraces |
| Locative | taphırladain / at the terraces | taphırlarımdain / at my terraces | taphırlarıŋdain / at your terraces | taphırlarındain / at his terraces | taphırlarıbızdain / at our terraces | taphırlarığızdain / at you all's terraces | taphırlarındain / at their terraces |
| Ablative | taphırladanfrom the terraces | taphırlarımdanfrom my terraces | taphırlarıŋdanfrom your terraces | taphırlarındanfrom his terraces | taphırlarıbızdanfrom our terraces | taphırlarığızdanfrom you all's terraces | taphırlarındanfrom their terraces |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: taphırları can mean "his / her terraces", "their terrace", or "their terraces" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.