Teyri / Teŋri / Taŋrı

/tejri/, /teŋri/, /taŋrɯ/ · plural Teyrile

1. (n.) Teyri, Tengri, the sky god (relig.) — The supreme god of the sky in the old pre-Islamic Karachay-Balkar belief. Also used more generally for God.

Teyrige tabınıw — worship of Teyri
Teyri, kök iesi — Teyri, master of the sky
Teyrige baş urub — bowing to Teyri
Teyrige tabınŋan zaman — the time when people worshiped Teyri
Teyri qarğışına ilinme — may Teyri's curse pass you by
Teyri ursun! — may God strike you!
Teyri alsın seni! — may God take you!

2. (n.) god, deity, any of the gods of the old pagan belief (of fire, water, earth, sky, etc.) — Used with the name of what the god rules over, as in kök teyrisi and suw teyrisi (the god of the sky and the god of water in the Nart epic).

Suw Teyrisi — the god of water
Kök Teyrisi Jer Teyrisin alğandı — the god of the sky married the god of the earth

3. (intj.) by God, I swear, honestly — A man's oath, usually placed at the start of the sentence to insist that what follows is true, as in teyri bilmeyme (I swear I don't know).

Teyri, bilmeyme — by God, I don't know
Teyri, alay bolluq tüldü — by God, it won't be so
oğay, teyri, alay jararıq tüldü — no, by God, that won't do
Teyri, körmegen edim! — by God, I hadn't seen it!

4. (n.) the sky, the heavens (arch.) — Survives in teyri jarıq, which means the glow of dawn or dusk.

teyri jarıq — the glow of the sky at dawn or dusk
teyri jarıq tüşüb başlağan edi — the dusk glow had begun to fall
iŋirde teyri jarıq qızıl bolsa — if the evening glow is red

Expressions

sawlay teyrige salam bermegen — haughty person (Idiom · Proverb or saying)
taw teyrige ışanŋança — utterly reliable (Idiom)
teyri arada bolsun — I swear to God (Formula · Oath)
teyri aşhığa joralasın — may it bode well (Formula · Blessing)

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of Teyri, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	Teyrithe Teyri	Teyrimmy Teyri	Teyriŋyour Teyri	Teyrisihis Teyri	Teyribizour Teyri	Teyrigizyou all's Teyri	Teyrileritheir Teyris
Genitive	Teyrinithe Teyri's	Teyrimimy Teyri's	Teyriŋiyour Teyri's	Teyrisinihis Teyri's	Teyribizniour Teyri's	Teyrigizniyou all's Teyri's	Teyrilerinitheir Teyris'
Accusative	Teyrinithe Teyri (as the object)	Teyrimimy Teyri (as the object)	Teyriŋiyour Teyri (as the object)	Teyrisinhis Teyri (as the object)	Teyribizniour Teyri (as the object)	Teyrigizniyou all's Teyri (as the object)	Teyrilerintheir Teyris (as the object)
Dative	Teyrigeto the Teyri	Teyrimeto my Teyri	Teyriŋeto your Teyri	Teyrisineto his Teyri	Teyribizgeto our Teyri	Teyrigizgeto you all's Teyri	Teyrilerineto their Teyris
Locative	Teyridein / at the Teyri	Teyrimdein / at my Teyri	Teyriŋdein / at your Teyri	Teyrisindein / at his Teyri	Teyribizdein / at our Teyri	Teyrigizdein / at you all's Teyri	Teyrilerindein / at their Teyris
Ablative	Teyridenfrom the Teyri	Teyrimdenfrom my Teyri	Teyriŋdenfrom your Teyri	Teyrisindenfrom his Teyri	Teyribizdenfrom our Teyri	Teyrigizdenfrom you all's Teyri	Teyrilerindenfrom their Teyris

Plural

Plural — cases of Teyri, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	Teyrilethe Teyris	Teyrilerimmy Teyris	Teyrileriŋyour Teyris	Teyrilerihis Teyris	Teyrileribizour Teyris	Teyrilerigizyou all's Teyris	Teyrileritheir Teyris
Genitive	Teyrilenithe Teyris'	Teyrilerimimy Teyris'	Teyrileriŋiyour Teyris'	Teyrilerinihis Teyris'	Teyrileribizniour Teyris'	Teyrilerigizniyou all's Teyris'	Teyrilerinitheir Teyris'
Accusative	Teyrilenithe Teyris (as the object)	Teyrilerimimy Teyris (as the object)	Teyrileriŋiyour Teyris (as the object)	Teyrilerinhis Teyris (as the object)	Teyrileribizniour Teyris (as the object)	Teyrilerigizniyou all's Teyris (as the object)	Teyrilerintheir Teyris (as the object)
Dative	Teyrilegeto the Teyris	Teyrilerimeto my Teyris	Teyrileriŋeto your Teyris	Teyrilerineto his Teyris	Teyrileribizgeto our Teyris	Teyrilerigizgeto you all's Teyris	Teyrilerineto their Teyris
Locative	Teyriledein / at the Teyris	Teyrilerimdein / at my Teyris	Teyrileriŋdein / at your Teyris	Teyrilerindein / at his Teyris	Teyrileribizdein / at our Teyris	Teyrilerigizdein / at you all's Teyris	Teyrilerindein / at their Teyris
Ablative	Teyriledenfrom the Teyris	Teyrilerimdenfrom my Teyris	Teyrileriŋdenfrom your Teyris	Teyrilerindenfrom his Teyris	Teyrileribizdenfrom our Teyris	Teyrilerigizdenfrom you all's Teyris	Teyrilerindenfrom their Teyris

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Teyrileri can mean "his / her Teyris", "their Teyri", or "their Teyris" — context decides.

Whose it is

Belonging to Teyri — the Teyri's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	Teyrinikithe Teyri's one	Teyrinikilethe Teyri's ones	Teyrilenikithe Teyris' one	Teyrilenikilethe Teyris' ones
Genitive	Teyrinikiniof the Teyri's one	Teyrinikileniof the Teyri's ones	Teyrilenikiniof the Teyris' one	Teyrilenikileniof the Teyris' ones
Accusative	Teyrinikinthe Teyri's one (as the object)	Teyrinikilenithe Teyri's ones (as the object)	Teyrilenikinthe Teyris' one (as the object)	Teyrilenikilenithe Teyris' ones (as the object)
Dative	Teyrinikineto the Teyri's one	Teyrinikilegeto the Teyri's ones	Teyrilenikineto the Teyris' one	Teyrilenikilegeto the Teyris' ones
Locative	Teyrinikindein / at the Teyri's one	Teyrinikiledein / at the Teyri's ones	Teyrilenikindein / at the Teyris' one	Teyrilenikiledein / at the Teyris' ones
Ablative	Teyrinikindenfrom the Teyri's one	Teyrinikiledenfrom the Teyri's ones	Teyrilenikindenfrom the Teyris' one	Teyrilenikiledenfrom the Teyris' ones

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.