çeriw
/tʃeriw/ · plural çeriwle
army, host, troops
- hannı çeriwü keldi — the khan's army came
- çeriw jıyılğandı — the host has gathered
- qan çeriw — an enemy army
- çeriw asker — a militia, a levy of troops
- tişirıwdan qan çeriw qaytır — an enemy army will turn back from a woman
Expressions
- tişirıwdan qan çeriw qaytır — women prevent bloodshed
- qan çeriw — tribute-collecting troop
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çeriwthe army | çeriwümmy army | çeriwüŋyour army | çeriwühis army | çeriwübüzour army | çeriwügüzyou all's army | çeriwleritheir armies |
| Genitive | çeriwnüthe army's | çeriwümümy army's | çeriwüŋüyour army's | çeriwünühis army's | çeriwübüznüour army's | çeriwügüznüyou all's army's | çeriwlerinitheir armies' |
| Accusative | çeriwnüthe army (as the object) | çeriwümümy army (as the object) | çeriwüŋüyour army (as the object) | çeriwünhis army (as the object) | çeriwübüznüour army (as the object) | çeriwügüznüyou all's army (as the object) | çeriwlerintheir armies (as the object) |
| Dative | çeriwgeto the army | çeriwümeto my army | çeriwüŋeto your army | çeriwüneto his army | çeriwübüzgeto our army | çeriwügüzgeto you all's army | çeriwlerineto their armies |
| Locative | çeriwdein / at the army | çeriwümdein / at my army | çeriwüŋdein / at your army | çeriwündein / at his army | çeriwübüzdein / at our army | çeriwügüzdein / at you all's army | çeriwlerindein / at their armies |
| Ablative | çeriwdenfrom the army | çeriwümdenfrom my army | çeriwüŋdenfrom your army | çeriwündenfrom his army | çeriwübüzdenfrom our army | çeriwügüzdenfrom you all's army | çeriwlerindenfrom their armies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çeriwlethe armies | çeriwlerimmy armies | çeriwleriŋyour armies | çeriwlerihis armies | çeriwleribizour armies | çeriwlerigizyou all's armies | çeriwleritheir armies |
| Genitive | çeriwlenithe armies' | çeriwlerimimy armies' | çeriwleriŋiyour armies' | çeriwlerinihis armies' | çeriwleribizniour armies' | çeriwlerigizniyou all's armies' | çeriwlerinitheir armies' |
| Accusative | çeriwlenithe armies (as the object) | çeriwlerimimy armies (as the object) | çeriwleriŋiyour armies (as the object) | çeriwlerinhis armies (as the object) | çeriwleribizniour armies (as the object) | çeriwlerigizniyou all's armies (as the object) | çeriwlerintheir armies (as the object) |
| Dative | çeriwlegeto the armies | çeriwlerimeto my armies | çeriwleriŋeto your armies | çeriwlerineto his armies | çeriwleribizgeto our armies | çeriwlerigizgeto you all's armies | çeriwlerineto their armies |
| Locative | çeriwledein / at the armies | çeriwlerimdein / at my armies | çeriwleriŋdein / at your armies | çeriwlerindein / at his armies | çeriwleribizdein / at our armies | çeriwlerigizdein / at you all's armies | çeriwlerindein / at their armies |
| Ablative | çeriwledenfrom the armies | çeriwlerimdenfrom my armies | çeriwleriŋdenfrom your armies | çeriwlerindenfrom his armies | çeriwleribizdenfrom our armies | çeriwlerigizdenfrom you all's armies | çeriwlerindenfrom their armies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çeriwleri can mean "his / her armies", "their army", or "their armies" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çeriwnüküthe army's one | çeriwnükülethe army's ones | çeriwlenikithe armies' one | çeriwlenikilethe armies' ones |
| Genitive | çeriwnükünüof the army's one | çeriwnüküleniof the army's ones | çeriwlenikiniof the armies' one | çeriwlenikileniof the armies' ones |
| Accusative | çeriwnükünthe army's one (as the object) | çeriwnükülenithe army's ones (as the object) | çeriwlenikinthe armies' one (as the object) | çeriwlenikilenithe armies' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | çeriwnüküneto the army's one | çeriwnükülegeto the army's ones | çeriwlenikineto the armies' one | çeriwlenikilegeto the armies' ones |
| Locative | çeriwnükündein / at the army's one | çeriwnüküledein / at the army's ones | çeriwlenikindein / at the armies' one | çeriwlenikiledein / at the armies' ones |
| Ablative | çeriwnükündenfrom the army's one | çeriwnüküledenfrom the army's ones | çeriwlenikindenfrom the armies' one | çeriwlenikiledenfrom the armies' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.