[ɟæˈlin], [d͡ʒælɪn]
OriginFrom Proto-Turkic *kẹlin (“bride, daughter-in-law”). Probably a derivation from Proto-Turkic *kẹl- (“to come”), whence also Azerbaijani gəlmək. The etymology is probably based on the fact that a daughter-in-law used to be a newcomer in her husband's extended household. Starostin et al. reject the seemingly obvious relation between the two roots in favor of the form *kele reconstructed for the largely discredited Proto-Altaic. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰠𐰤 (kelin /kl²n²/, “daughter-in-law”), Turkish gelin (“daughter-in-law”), Gagauz gelin (“bride”), Bashkir килен (kilen, “bride, young wife”), etc.
- daughter-in-law
- bride
- sister-in-law, specifically, the wife of one's brother
- form-of, imperative, plural, second-personsecond-person plural imperative of gəlmək
Formsgəlini(accusative, definite) · gəlinlər(plural) · gəlin(nominative, singular) · gəlinlər(nominative, plural) · gəlini(accusative, definite, singular) · gəlinləri(accusative, definite, plural) · gəlinə(dative, singular) · gəlinlərə(dative, plural) · gəlində(locative, singular) · gəlinlərdə(locative, plural) · gəlindən(ablative, singular) · gəlinlərdən(ablative, plural) · gəlinin(definite, genitive, singular) · gəlinlərin(definite, genitive, plural) · gəlinim(first-person, nominative, possessed-single, possessive, singular) · gəlinlərim(first-person, nominative, possessed-many, possessive, singular) · gəlinin(nominative, possessed-single, possessive, second-person, singular) · gəlinlərin(nominative, possessed-many, possessive, second-person, singular) · gəlini(nominative, possessed-single, possessive, singular, third-person) · gəlinləri(nominative, possessed-many, possessive, singular, third-person)