tin
/tin/
1. spirit, soul, life force — Before another noun it means 'spiritual', as in tin duniya 'the spiritual world'.
- anŋa tin kirdi — he revived, he took heart
- tin duniya — the spiritual world
- adamnı tin duniyasın bayındırıw — enriching a person's spiritual world
- bizge tin küç kerekdi — we need spiritual strength
- tini küçlü batır qıyınlıqdan qorqmaz — a hero of strong spirit does not fear hardship
- taza tinli adam tüzlükden taymaz — a person of pure spirit does not stray from truth
- tin rahatlığı jürekge darmandı — peace of spirit is medicine for the heart
2. body, flesh
- tinibiz talğan edi — our bodies had grown weary
- tin teri baradı — he is drenched in sweat
- tin bla jan — body and soul
Expressions
- tin kirirge — gain strength; grow rich
- janım da, tinim da — my dearest
- qızıl tini – qısha — meat soon gone
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tinthe spirit | tinimmy spirit | tiniŋyour spirit | tinihis spirit | tinibizour spirit | tinigizyou all's spirit | tinleritheir spirits |
| Genitive | tinnithe spirit's | tinimimy spirit's | tiniŋiyour spirit's | tininihis spirit's | tinibizniour spirit's | tinigizniyou all's spirit's | tinlerinitheir spirits' |
| Accusative | tinnithe spirit (as the object) | tinimimy spirit (as the object) | tiniŋiyour spirit (as the object) | tininhis spirit (as the object) | tinibizniour spirit (as the object) | tinigizniyou all's spirit (as the object) | tinlerintheir spirits (as the object) |
| Dative | tinŋeto the spirit | tinimeto my spirit | tiniŋeto your spirit | tinineto his spirit | tinibizgeto our spirit | tinigizgeto you all's spirit | tinlerineto their spirits |
| Locative | tindein / at the spirit | tinimdein / at my spirit | tiniŋdein / at your spirit | tinindein / at his spirit | tinibizdein / at our spirit | tinigizdein / at you all's spirit | tinlerindein / at their spirits |
| Ablative | tindenfrom the spirit | tinimdenfrom my spirit | tiniŋdenfrom your spirit | tinindenfrom his spirit | tinibizdenfrom our spirit | tinigizdenfrom you all's spirit | tinlerindenfrom their spirits |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.