tarih
/tarix/ · plural tarihle
history, the past, the record of past events — Before another noun it means historical. Marked old-fashioned in older dictionaries, but common in modern writing (about 2,400 corpus occurrences, including recent newspaper prose).
- halqnı tarihi — the history of a people
- bizni tarihibiz — our history
- tarihni bilirge — to know history
- tarihni oqurğa — to study history
- milletni tarihinde — in the nation's history
- elni tarihi — the village's past
- şaharnı tarihi — the town's past
- halqıbıznı tarihi — our people's past
- eski tarih — old history
- tarih kitab — a history book
- tarih ders — a history lesson
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tarihthe history | tarihimmy history | tarihiŋyour history | tarihihis history | tarihibizour history | tarihigizyou all's history | tarihleritheir histories |
| Genitive | tarihnithe history's | tarihimimy history's | tarihiŋiyour history's | tarihinihis history's | tarihibizniour history's | tarihigizniyou all's history's | tarihlerinitheir histories' |
| Accusative | tarihnithe history (as the object) | tarihimimy history (as the object) | tarihiŋiyour history (as the object) | tarihinhis history (as the object) | tarihibizniour history (as the object) | tarihigizniyou all's history (as the object) | tarihlerintheir histories (as the object) |
| Dative | tarihgeto the history | tarihimeto my history | tarihiŋeto your history | tarihineto his history | tarihibizgeto our history | tarihigizgeto you all's history | tarihlerineto their histories |
| Locative | tarihdein / at the history | tarihimdein / at my history | tarihiŋdein / at your history | tarihindein / at his history | tarihibizdein / at our history | tarihigizdein / at you all's history | tarihlerindein / at their histories |
| Ablative | tarihdenfrom the history | tarihimdenfrom my history | tarihiŋdenfrom your history | tarihindenfrom his history | tarihibizdenfrom our history | tarihigizdenfrom you all's history | tarihlerindenfrom their histories |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tarihlethe histories | tarihlerimmy histories | tarihleriŋyour histories | tarihlerihis histories | tarihleribizour histories | tarihlerigizyou all's histories | tarihleritheir histories |
| Genitive | tarihlenithe histories' | tarihlerimimy histories' | tarihleriŋiyour histories' | tarihlerinihis histories' | tarihleribizniour histories' | tarihlerigizniyou all's histories' | tarihlerinitheir histories' |
| Accusative | tarihlenithe histories (as the object) | tarihlerimimy histories (as the object) | tarihleriŋiyour histories (as the object) | tarihlerinhis histories (as the object) | tarihleribizniour histories (as the object) | tarihlerigizniyou all's histories (as the object) | tarihlerintheir histories (as the object) |
| Dative | tarihlegeto the histories | tarihlerimeto my histories | tarihleriŋeto your histories | tarihlerineto his histories | tarihleribizgeto our histories | tarihlerigizgeto you all's histories | tarihlerineto their histories |
| Locative | tarihledein / at the histories | tarihlerimdein / at my histories | tarihleriŋdein / at your histories | tarihlerindein / at his histories | tarihleribizdein / at our histories | tarihlerigizdein / at you all's histories | tarihlerindein / at their histories |
| Ablative | tarihledenfrom the histories | tarihlerimdenfrom my histories | tarihleriŋdenfrom your histories | tarihlerindenfrom his histories | tarihleribizdenfrom our histories | tarihlerigizdenfrom you all's histories | tarihlerindenfrom their histories |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tarihleri can mean "his / her histories", "their history", or "their histories" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.