ağarıw
/aʁarɯw/
Definitions
1. turning white, going pale, paleness
- qorqub ağarıw — paleness from fright
- betni ağarıwu — the going pale of the face
- taw başlani ağarıwu — the whitening of the mountain tops
2. greyness, grey hair
- qartlıqdan ağarıw — grey hair from old age
- çaçnı ağarıwu — the greying of the hair
- ağarıw qıyınlıqdan keledi — grey hair comes from hardship
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ağarıwthe turning white | ağarıwlathe turning whites | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ağarıwnuthe turning white's | ağarıwlanıthe turning whites' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ağarıwnuthe turning white (as the object) | ağarıwlanıthe turning whites (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ağarıwğato the turning white | ağarıwlağato the turning whites | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ağarıwdaat / in the turning white | ağarıwladaat / in the turning whites | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ağarıwdanfrom the turning white | ağarıwladanfrom the turning whites | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | ağarıwummy turning white | ağarıwlarımmy turning whites |
| your | ağarıwungyour turning white | ağarıwlarıngyour turning whites |
| his / her | ağarıwuhis / her turning white | ağarıwlarıhis / her turning whites |
| our | ağarıwubuzour turning white | ağarıwlarıbızour turning whites |
| you all's | ağarıwuğuzyou all's turning white | ağarıwlarığızyou all's turning whites |
| their | ağarıwlarıtheir turning white | ağarıwlarıtheir turning whites |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ağarıwları can mean "his / her turning whites", "their turning white", or "their turning whites" — context decides.