tuz-gırjın
/tuz-ɡɯrdʒɯn/ · plural tuz-gırjınla
bread and salt; hospitality; the food and drink offered to a guest — A proverb says tuz-gırjın aşa, tüzlük bla jaşa "eat bread and salt, live honestly". Eating someone's bread and salt means having enjoyed their hospitality.
- qonaqlağa tuz-gırjın beredile — they offer bread and salt to the guests
- tuz-gırjınnı hurmeti ulludu — the honor of bread and salt is great
- tuz-gırjın aşağan üy — a house where one has eaten bread and salt
- tuz-gırjınıbıznı aşağandı — he has eaten our bread and salt
Expressions
- tuz-gırjın bla tüberge — welcome as guest
- tuz-gırjınım ursun — curse of ingratitude
- tuz-gırjının aşarğa — live off someone
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tuz-gırjınthe bread and salt | tuz-gırjınımmy bread and salt | tuz-gırjınıŋyour bread and salt | tuz-gırjınıhis bread and salt | tuz-gırjınıbızour bread and salt | tuz-gırjınığızyou all's bread and salt | tuz-gırjınlarıtheir bread and salts |
| Genitive | tuz-gırjınnıthe bread and salt's | tuz-gırjınımımy bread and salt's | tuz-gırjınıŋıyour bread and salt's | tuz-gırjınınıhis bread and salt's | tuz-gırjınıbıznıour bread and salt's | tuz-gırjınığıznıyou all's bread and salt's | tuz-gırjınlarınıtheir bread and salts' |
| Accusative | tuz-gırjınnıthe bread and salt (as the object) | tuz-gırjınımımy bread and salt (as the object) | tuz-gırjınıŋıyour bread and salt (as the object) | tuz-gırjınınhis bread and salt (as the object) | tuz-gırjınıbıznıour bread and salt (as the object) | tuz-gırjınığıznıyou all's bread and salt (as the object) | tuz-gırjınlarıntheir bread and salts (as the object) |
| Dative | tuz-gırjınŋato the bread and salt | tuz-gırjınımato my bread and salt | tuz-gırjınıŋato your bread and salt | tuz-gırjınınato his bread and salt | tuz-gırjınıbızğato our bread and salt | tuz-gırjınığızğato you all's bread and salt | tuz-gırjınlarınato their bread and salts |
| Locative | tuz-gırjındain / at the bread and salt | tuz-gırjınımdain / at my bread and salt | tuz-gırjınıŋdain / at your bread and salt | tuz-gırjınındain / at his bread and salt | tuz-gırjınıbızdain / at our bread and salt | tuz-gırjınığızdain / at you all's bread and salt | tuz-gırjınlarındain / at their bread and salts |
| Ablative | tuz-gırjındanfrom the bread and salt | tuz-gırjınımdanfrom my bread and salt | tuz-gırjınıŋdanfrom your bread and salt | tuz-gırjınındanfrom his bread and salt | tuz-gırjınıbızdanfrom our bread and salt | tuz-gırjınığızdanfrom you all's bread and salt | tuz-gırjınlarındanfrom their bread and salts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tuz-gırjınlathe bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarımmy bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarıŋyour bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarıhis bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarıbızour bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarığızyou all's bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarıtheir bread and salts |
| Genitive | tuz-gırjınlanıthe bread and salts' | tuz-gırjınlarımımy bread and salts' | tuz-gırjınlarıŋıyour bread and salts' | tuz-gırjınlarınıhis bread and salts' | tuz-gırjınlarıbıznıour bread and salts' | tuz-gırjınlarığıznıyou all's bread and salts' | tuz-gırjınlarınıtheir bread and salts' |
| Accusative | tuz-gırjınlanıthe bread and salts (as the object) | tuz-gırjınlarımımy bread and salts (as the object) | tuz-gırjınlarıŋıyour bread and salts (as the object) | tuz-gırjınlarınhis bread and salts (as the object) | tuz-gırjınlarıbıznıour bread and salts (as the object) | tuz-gırjınlarığıznıyou all's bread and salts (as the object) | tuz-gırjınlarıntheir bread and salts (as the object) |
| Dative | tuz-gırjınlağato the bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarımato my bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarıŋato your bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarınato his bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarıbızğato our bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarığızğato you all's bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarınato their bread and salts |
| Locative | tuz-gırjınladain / at the bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarımdain / at my bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarıŋdain / at your bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarındain / at his bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarıbızdain / at our bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarığızdain / at you all's bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarındain / at their bread and salts |
| Ablative | tuz-gırjınladanfrom the bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarımdanfrom my bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarıŋdanfrom your bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarındanfrom his bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarıbızdanfrom our bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarığızdanfrom you all's bread and salts | tuz-gırjınlarındanfrom their bread and salts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tuz-gırjınları can mean "his / her bread and salts", "their bread and salt", or "their bread and salts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.