No. 271 in Turkish
eşi
"Spouse" or "partner."
In a sentence
Ali'nin eşi çok nazik bir insandır.
Ali's spouse is a very kind person.
Here, 'eşi' is used to mean 'spouse' referring to Ali's married partner.
Bu elbisenin eşi başka bir mağazada bulunmaktadır.
The match for this dress is found in another store.
In this sentence, 'eşi' is used to denote 'the matching or paired item' for something.
Tarihte onun eşi bulunmazdı.
In history, there was no peer to him.
Here, 'eşi' conveys 'peer' or 'equal' in the context that there was no one comparable to this person in history.
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