erileriyle

Erileriyle is a Turkish expression meaning “with their warriors” or “together with his soldiers.” It is built from eriler (warriors), the third-person plural possessive suffix leri indicating “their,” and the instrumental suffix ile/yle meaning “with.” The fused form erileriyle is used to mark accompaniment by a group of fighters rather than by a single person.

In usage, erileriyle appears mainly in historical narratives, epic poetry, and formal prose. It carries a literary or archaic connotation, often signaling a martial or feudal setting. In everyday modern Turkish, speakers more commonly use alternatives such as onlarla or beraberleriyle, but erileriyle remains common in translated or stylistically elevated texts to evoke a classical or heroic atmosphere.

A typical example sentence would be: Komutan erileriyle ilerledi. (The commander advanced with his warriors.) The phrase exemplifies how Turkish can express complex accompaniment through a single fused form, reflecting traditional ways of describing military retinues and retinues’ actions in classical literature.

See also: Turkish grammar on suffixes and postpositional phrases, including -ler/-lar (plural), -i (possessive), and -yle/-le (with).