temir
/temir/ · plural temirle
1. iron, the metal — Before another noun it means made of iron or metal: temir jol railroad, temir zatla hardware.
- temir jol — railroad
- qatı temir — hard iron
- temir eşik — an iron door
- temir çıbıq — iron wire
- temir zatla — ironware, things of iron
- temir tayaq — an iron bar, a crowbar
- temirni küe aşamaz, tot aşar — the moth will not eat iron, but rust will
2. hard, tough, unyielding — Said figuratively of a person's character, resolve or look.
- jüregi temirça qatıdı — his heart is as hard as iron
- temir bağana bolurğa — to become an iron pillar, a firm support
- temir qaramı — his iron gaze
Expressions
- janı temirdendi — extremely patient
- tartıb temir üzgen — mighty man
- temir suwuğunçu jazarğa — strike while hot
- adam temir aşaydı dese, iynandırlıq — utterly truthful
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | temirthe iron | temirimmy iron | temiriŋyour iron | temirihis iron | temiribizour iron | temirigizyou all's iron | temirleritheir iron |
| Genitive | temirnithe iron's | temirimimy iron's | temiriŋiyour iron's | temirinihis iron's | temiribizniour iron's | temirigizniyou all's iron's | temirlerinitheir iron's |
| Accusative | temirnithe iron (as the object) | temirimimy iron (as the object) | temiriŋiyour iron (as the object) | temirinhis iron (as the object) | temiribizniour iron (as the object) | temirigizniyou all's iron (as the object) | temirlerintheir iron (as the object) |
| Dative | temirgeto the iron | temirimeto my iron | temiriŋeto your iron | temirineto his iron | temiribizgeto our iron | temirigizgeto you all's iron | temirlerineto their iron |
| Locative | temirdein / at the iron | temirimdein / at my iron | temiriŋdein / at your iron | temirindein / at his iron | temiribizdein / at our iron | temirigizdein / at you all's iron | temirlerindein / at their iron |
| Ablative | temirdenfrom the iron | temirimdenfrom my iron | temiriŋdenfrom your iron | temirindenfrom his iron | temiribizdenfrom our iron | temirigizdenfrom you all's iron | temirlerindenfrom their iron |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | temirlethe iron | temirlerimmy iron | temirleriŋyour iron | temirlerihis iron | temirleribizour iron | temirlerigizyou all's iron | temirleritheir iron |
| Genitive | temirlenithe iron's | temirlerimimy iron's | temirleriŋiyour iron's | temirlerinihis iron's | temirleribizniour iron's | temirlerigizniyou all's iron's | temirlerinitheir iron's |
| Accusative | temirlenithe iron (as the object) | temirlerimimy iron (as the object) | temirleriŋiyour iron (as the object) | temirlerinhis iron (as the object) | temirleribizniour iron (as the object) | temirlerigizniyou all's iron (as the object) | temirlerintheir iron (as the object) |
| Dative | temirlegeto the iron | temirlerimeto my iron | temirleriŋeto your iron | temirlerineto his iron | temirleribizgeto our iron | temirlerigizgeto you all's iron | temirlerineto their iron |
| Locative | temirledein / at the iron | temirlerimdein / at my iron | temirleriŋdein / at your iron | temirlerindein / at his iron | temirleribizdein / at our iron | temirlerigizdein / at you all's iron | temirlerindein / at their iron |
| Ablative | temirledenfrom the iron | temirlerimdenfrom my iron | temirleriŋdenfrom your iron | temirlerindenfrom his iron | temirleribizdenfrom our iron | temirlerigizdenfrom you all's iron | temirlerindenfrom their iron |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: temirleri can mean "his / her iron", "their iron", or "their iron" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.