tör
/tør/ · plural törle
1. seat of honor, head of the room — It is the part of the room farthest from the door, behind the hearth, where elders and guests are seated. Its opposite is eşik artı. Before another noun it means "of honor": stolnu tör janı "the head of the table".
- törge öt — come through to the place of honor
- qonaqlanı törge ötdürdüle — they showed the guests through to the seat of honor
- tör qartnıqıdı — the seat of honor belongs to the old man
- stolnu tör janı — the head of the table
- törge ötmey — without going through to the seat of honor
- ot jağanı töründe — at the head of the hearth
2. best place, choicest spot
- jaylıqnı törüne — to the choicest part of the summer pasture
- otlawlanı töründe — on the best of the grazing grounds
- qralnı törü — the finest part of the country
- tör jerge jetdik — we reached the best spot
3. center, middle one source
- elni töründe — in the middle of the village
- törde süelib — standing in the middle
- törüne jeterge — to reach its center
4. honor, respect, esteem one source
- izlemeybiz çığarğa törge — we do not seek to rise to honor
- kir hıylaları bla örley törge — climbing to honor with their dirty tricks
- törge kirib töreden qutulmazsa — taking the seat of honor will not save you from judgment
- törge tüşseŋ, törden çıqma — if you take the seat of honor, do not step down from it
- tördegi külse, eşikdegi ışarır — if the honored one laughs, the one at the door smiles
Expressions
- törge ötdürürge — seat in honor
- bir ayağı – törde, bir ayağı – körde — at death's door
- töründen ese körü juwuq bolğan — very old person
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | törthe seat of honor | törümmy seat of honor | törüŋyour seat of honor | törühis seat of honor | törübüzour seat of honor | törügüzyou all's seat of honor | törleritheir seat of honors |
| Genitive | törnüthe seat of honor's | törümümy seat of honor's | törüŋüyour seat of honor's | törünühis seat of honor's | törübüznüour seat of honor's | törügüznüyou all's seat of honor's | törlerinitheir seat of honors' |
| Accusative | törnüthe seat of honor (as the object) | törümümy seat of honor (as the object) | törüŋüyour seat of honor (as the object) | törünhis seat of honor (as the object) | törübüznüour seat of honor (as the object) | törügüznüyou all's seat of honor (as the object) | törlerintheir seat of honors (as the object) |
| Dative | törgeto the seat of honor | törümeto my seat of honor | törüŋeto your seat of honor | törüneto his seat of honor | törübüzgeto our seat of honor | törügüzgeto you all's seat of honor | törlerineto their seat of honors |
| Locative | tördein / at the seat of honor | törümdein / at my seat of honor | törüŋdein / at your seat of honor | töründein / at his seat of honor | törübüzdein / at our seat of honor | törügüzdein / at you all's seat of honor | törlerindein / at their seat of honors |
| Ablative | tördenfrom the seat of honor | törümdenfrom my seat of honor | törüŋdenfrom your seat of honor | töründenfrom his seat of honor | törübüzdenfrom our seat of honor | törügüzdenfrom you all's seat of honor | törlerindenfrom their seat of honors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | törlethe seat of honors | törlerimmy seat of honors | törleriŋyour seat of honors | törlerihis seat of honors | törleribizour seat of honors | törlerigizyou all's seat of honors | törleritheir seat of honors |
| Genitive | törlenithe seat of honors' | törlerimimy seat of honors' | törleriŋiyour seat of honors' | törlerinihis seat of honors' | törleribizniour seat of honors' | törlerigizniyou all's seat of honors' | törlerinitheir seat of honors' |
| Accusative | törlenithe seat of honors (as the object) | törlerimimy seat of honors (as the object) | törleriŋiyour seat of honors (as the object) | törlerinhis seat of honors (as the object) | törleribizniour seat of honors (as the object) | törlerigizniyou all's seat of honors (as the object) | törlerintheir seat of honors (as the object) |
| Dative | törlegeto the seat of honors | törlerimeto my seat of honors | törleriŋeto your seat of honors | törlerineto his seat of honors | törleribizgeto our seat of honors | törlerigizgeto you all's seat of honors | törlerineto their seat of honors |
| Locative | törledein / at the seat of honors | törlerimdein / at my seat of honors | törleriŋdein / at your seat of honors | törlerindein / at his seat of honors | törleribizdein / at our seat of honors | törlerigizdein / at you all's seat of honors | törlerindein / at their seat of honors |
| Ablative | törledenfrom the seat of honors | törlerimdenfrom my seat of honors | törleriŋdenfrom your seat of honors | törlerindenfrom his seat of honors | törleribizdenfrom our seat of honors | törlerigizdenfrom you all's seat of honors | törlerindenfrom their seat of honors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: törleri can mean "his / her seat of honors", "their seat of honor", or "their seat of honors" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.