ajayıw
/adʒajɯw/ · plural ajayıwla
longing, despondency, melancholy, homesickness — The action noun of ajayırğa "long, lose heart". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 mark it Karachay.
- ullu ajayıw — great longing
- anı ajayıw basdı — longing overcame him
- ajayıwdan qutuldum — I got free of my despondency
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ajayıwthe longing | ajayıwummy longing | ajayıwuŋyour longing | ajayıwuhis longing | ajayıwubuzour longing | ajayıwuğuzyou all's longing | ajayıwlarıtheir longings |
| Genitive | ajayıwnuthe longing's | ajayıwumumy longing's | ajayıwuŋuyour longing's | ajayıwunuhis longing's | ajayıwubuznuour longing's | ajayıwuğuznuyou all's longing's | ajayıwlarınıtheir longings' |
| Accusative | ajayıwnuthe longing (as the object) | ajayıwumumy longing (as the object) | ajayıwuŋuyour longing (as the object) | ajayıwunhis longing (as the object) | ajayıwubuznuour longing (as the object) | ajayıwuğuznuyou all's longing (as the object) | ajayıwlarıntheir longings (as the object) |
| Dative | ajayıwğato the longing | ajayıwumato my longing | ajayıwuŋato your longing | ajayıwunato his longing | ajayıwubuzğato our longing | ajayıwuğuzğato you all's longing | ajayıwlarınato their longings |
| Locative | ajayıwdain / at the longing | ajayıwumdain / at my longing | ajayıwuŋdain / at your longing | ajayıwundain / at his longing | ajayıwubuzdain / at our longing | ajayıwuğuzdain / at you all's longing | ajayıwlarındain / at their longings |
| Ablative | ajayıwdanfrom the longing | ajayıwumdanfrom my longing | ajayıwuŋdanfrom your longing | ajayıwundanfrom his longing | ajayıwubuzdanfrom our longing | ajayıwuğuzdanfrom you all's longing | ajayıwlarındanfrom their longings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ajayıwlathe longings | ajayıwlarımmy longings | ajayıwlarıŋyour longings | ajayıwlarıhis longings | ajayıwlarıbızour longings | ajayıwlarığızyou all's longings | ajayıwlarıtheir longings |
| Genitive | ajayıwlanıthe longings' | ajayıwlarımımy longings' | ajayıwlarıŋıyour longings' | ajayıwlarınıhis longings' | ajayıwlarıbıznıour longings' | ajayıwlarığıznıyou all's longings' | ajayıwlarınıtheir longings' |
| Accusative | ajayıwlanıthe longings (as the object) | ajayıwlarımımy longings (as the object) | ajayıwlarıŋıyour longings (as the object) | ajayıwlarınhis longings (as the object) | ajayıwlarıbıznıour longings (as the object) | ajayıwlarığıznıyou all's longings (as the object) | ajayıwlarıntheir longings (as the object) |
| Dative | ajayıwlağato the longings | ajayıwlarımato my longings | ajayıwlarıŋato your longings | ajayıwlarınato his longings | ajayıwlarıbızğato our longings | ajayıwlarığızğato you all's longings | ajayıwlarınato their longings |
| Locative | ajayıwladain / at the longings | ajayıwlarımdain / at my longings | ajayıwlarıŋdain / at your longings | ajayıwlarındain / at his longings | ajayıwlarıbızdain / at our longings | ajayıwlarığızdain / at you all's longings | ajayıwlarındain / at their longings |
| Ablative | ajayıwladanfrom the longings | ajayıwlarımdanfrom my longings | ajayıwlarıŋdanfrom your longings | ajayıwlarındanfrom his longings | ajayıwlarıbızdanfrom our longings | ajayıwlarığızdanfrom you all's longings | ajayıwlarındanfrom their longings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ajayıwları can mean "his / her longings", "their longing", or "their longings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.