afendilik
/afendilik/
the office of an efendi, the occupation of an efendi; the work of a Muslim cleric — An efendi is a Muslim cleric. With eterge it means serve as an efendi: afendilik eterge.
- afendilik eterge — to serve as an efendi
- ol köb jıl afendilik etdi — he served as an efendi for many years
- men afendilik etgenli — since I have been serving as an efendi
- afendilikni qoydu — he gave up the office of efendi
- atasını afendiligi — his father's office as an efendi
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | afendilikthe office of an efendi | afendiligimmy office of an efendi | afendiligiŋyour office of an efendi | afendiligihis office of an efendi | afendiligibizour office of an efendi | afendiligigizyou all's office of an efendi | afendilikleritheir office of an efendis |
| Genitive | afendiliknithe office of an efendi's | afendiligimimy office of an efendi's | afendiligiŋiyour office of an efendi's | afendiliginihis office of an efendi's | afendiligibizniour office of an efendi's | afendiligigizniyou all's office of an efendi's | afendiliklerinitheir office of an efendis' |
| Accusative | afendiliknithe office of an efendi (as the object) | afendiligimimy office of an efendi (as the object) | afendiligiŋiyour office of an efendi (as the object) | afendiliginhis office of an efendi (as the object) | afendiligibizniour office of an efendi (as the object) | afendiligigizniyou all's office of an efendi (as the object) | afendiliklerintheir office of an efendis (as the object) |
| Dative | afendilikgeto the office of an efendi | afendiligimeto my office of an efendi | afendiligiŋeto your office of an efendi | afendiligineto his office of an efendi | afendiligibizgeto our office of an efendi | afendiligigizgeto you all's office of an efendi | afendiliklerineto their office of an efendis |
| Locative | afendilikdein / at the office of an efendi | afendiligimdein / at my office of an efendi | afendiligiŋdein / at your office of an efendi | afendiligindein / at his office of an efendi | afendiligibizdein / at our office of an efendi | afendiligigizdein / at you all's office of an efendi | afendiliklerindein / at their office of an efendis |
| Ablative | afendilikdenfrom the office of an efendi | afendiligimdenfrom my office of an efendi | afendiligiŋdenfrom your office of an efendi | afendiligindenfrom his office of an efendi | afendiligibizdenfrom our office of an efendi | afendiligigizdenfrom you all's office of an efendi | afendiliklerindenfrom their office of an efendis |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.