üzük
/yzyk/ · plural üzükle
1. fragment, scrap, piece, shred
- bir üzük alırğa — to take a piece
- bir üzük ötmek berdi — he gave a piece of bread
- ötmekni bir üzügü — a scrap of the bread
- jibni üzügü — a scrap of the thread
- temir üzük — a scrap of iron
- üzük-üzük — in scraps, in pieces
2. excerpt, extract, passage
- kitabdan üzük — an extract from a book
- romannı üzügü — an excerpt of the novel
- kitabdan bir üzük oqudum — I read an extract from the book
- jırdan bir üzük — a snatch of the song
3. stock, lineage, breed, clan
- bizni üzügübüz — our lineage
- ol allay igi üzükdendi — he comes of such good stock
- igi üzükden — of good stock
- igi malnı üzügün qurutmazğa — not to let the breed of good livestock die out
- Aliylanı üzükleri bek jayılğandı — the Aliyev clan has spread widely
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | üzükthe fragment | üzügümmy fragment | üzügüŋyour fragment | üzügühis fragment | üzügübüzour fragment | üzügügüzyou all's fragment | üzükleritheir fragments |
| Genitive | üzüknüthe fragment's | üzügümümy fragment's | üzügüŋüyour fragment's | üzügünühis fragment's | üzügübüznüour fragment's | üzügügüznüyou all's fragment's | üzüklerinitheir fragments' |
| Accusative | üzüknüthe fragment (as the object) | üzügümümy fragment (as the object) | üzügüŋüyour fragment (as the object) | üzügünhis fragment (as the object) | üzügübüznüour fragment (as the object) | üzügügüznüyou all's fragment (as the object) | üzüklerintheir fragments (as the object) |
| Dative | üzükgeto the fragment | üzügümeto my fragment | üzügüŋeto your fragment | üzügüneto his fragment | üzügübüzgeto our fragment | üzügügüzgeto you all's fragment | üzüklerineto their fragments |
| Locative | üzükdein / at the fragment | üzügümdein / at my fragment | üzügüŋdein / at your fragment | üzügündein / at his fragment | üzügübüzdein / at our fragment | üzügügüzdein / at you all's fragment | üzüklerindein / at their fragments |
| Ablative | üzükdenfrom the fragment | üzügümdenfrom my fragment | üzügüŋdenfrom your fragment | üzügündenfrom his fragment | üzügübüzdenfrom our fragment | üzügügüzdenfrom you all's fragment | üzüklerindenfrom their fragments |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | üzüklethe fragments | üzüklerimmy fragments | üzükleriŋyour fragments | üzüklerihis fragments | üzükleribizour fragments | üzüklerigizyou all's fragments | üzükleritheir fragments |
| Genitive | üzüklenithe fragments' | üzüklerimimy fragments' | üzükleriŋiyour fragments' | üzüklerinihis fragments' | üzükleribizniour fragments' | üzüklerigizniyou all's fragments' | üzüklerinitheir fragments' |
| Accusative | üzüklenithe fragments (as the object) | üzüklerimimy fragments (as the object) | üzükleriŋiyour fragments (as the object) | üzüklerinhis fragments (as the object) | üzükleribizniour fragments (as the object) | üzüklerigizniyou all's fragments (as the object) | üzüklerintheir fragments (as the object) |
| Dative | üzüklegeto the fragments | üzüklerimeto my fragments | üzükleriŋeto your fragments | üzüklerineto his fragments | üzükleribizgeto our fragments | üzüklerigizgeto you all's fragments | üzüklerineto their fragments |
| Locative | üzükledein / at the fragments | üzüklerimdein / at my fragments | üzükleriŋdein / at your fragments | üzüklerindein / at his fragments | üzükleribizdein / at our fragments | üzüklerigizdein / at you all's fragments | üzüklerindein / at their fragments |
| Ablative | üzükledenfrom the fragments | üzüklerimdenfrom my fragments | üzükleriŋdenfrom your fragments | üzüklerindenfrom his fragments | üzükleribizdenfrom our fragments | üzüklerigizdenfrom you all's fragments | üzüklerindenfrom their fragments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: üzükleri can mean "his / her fragments", "their fragment", or "their fragments" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.