alıwçu
/alɯwtʃu/ · plural alıwçula
1. buyer, purchaser, customer
- alıwçu keldi — the buyer came
- bazarda alıwçu köbdü — there are many customers at the market
- satıwçu alıwçu bla söleşedi — the seller is talking with the buyer
- at alıwçula — horse buyers
- alıwçu iynekni gitçeligin jaratmadı — the buyer did not like the cow's smallness
- aşhı malnı alıwçusu köb bolur — good livestock will have many buyers
2. receiver, recipient, taker
- alıwçu qol saldı — the receiver signed
- qağıt alıwçu — the recipient of the letter
- jün alıwçu — a wool receiver
3. receiving, collecting — Usually describes a commission or a point that takes goods in, as in alıwçu jer, a collection point.
- alıwçu jer — a collection point
- jün alıwçu jer — a wool collection point
- alıwçu jerde işleydi — he works at the collection point
Expressions
- jan alıwçu — angel of death; cruel person
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alıwçuthe buyer | alıwçummy buyer | alıwçuŋyour buyer | alıwçusuhis buyer | alıwçubuzour buyer | alıwçuğuzyou all's buyer | alıwçularıtheir buyers |
| Genitive | alıwçunuthe buyer's | alıwçumumy buyer's | alıwçuŋuyour buyer's | alıwçusunuhis buyer's | alıwçubuznuour buyer's | alıwçuğuznuyou all's buyer's | alıwçularınıtheir buyers' |
| Accusative | alıwçunuthe buyer (as the object) | alıwçumumy buyer (as the object) | alıwçuŋuyour buyer (as the object) | alıwçusunhis buyer (as the object) | alıwçubuznuour buyer (as the object) | alıwçuğuznuyou all's buyer (as the object) | alıwçularıntheir buyers (as the object) |
| Dative | alıwçuğato the buyer | alıwçumato my buyer | alıwçuŋato your buyer | alıwçusunato his buyer | alıwçubuzğato our buyer | alıwçuğuzğato you all's buyer | alıwçularınato their buyers |
| Locative | alıwçudain / at the buyer | alıwçumdain / at my buyer | alıwçuŋdain / at your buyer | alıwçusundain / at his buyer | alıwçubuzdain / at our buyer | alıwçuğuzdain / at you all's buyer | alıwçularındain / at their buyers |
| Ablative | alıwçudanfrom the buyer | alıwçumdanfrom my buyer | alıwçuŋdanfrom your buyer | alıwçusundanfrom his buyer | alıwçubuzdanfrom our buyer | alıwçuğuzdanfrom you all's buyer | alıwçularındanfrom their buyers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alıwçulathe buyers | alıwçularımmy buyers | alıwçularıŋyour buyers | alıwçularıhis buyers | alıwçularıbızour buyers | alıwçularığızyou all's buyers | alıwçularıtheir buyers |
| Genitive | alıwçulanıthe buyers' | alıwçularımımy buyers' | alıwçularıŋıyour buyers' | alıwçularınıhis buyers' | alıwçularıbıznıour buyers' | alıwçularığıznıyou all's buyers' | alıwçularınıtheir buyers' |
| Accusative | alıwçulanıthe buyers (as the object) | alıwçularımımy buyers (as the object) | alıwçularıŋıyour buyers (as the object) | alıwçularınhis buyers (as the object) | alıwçularıbıznıour buyers (as the object) | alıwçularığıznıyou all's buyers (as the object) | alıwçularıntheir buyers (as the object) |
| Dative | alıwçulağato the buyers | alıwçularımato my buyers | alıwçularıŋato your buyers | alıwçularınato his buyers | alıwçularıbızğato our buyers | alıwçularığızğato you all's buyers | alıwçularınato their buyers |
| Locative | alıwçuladain / at the buyers | alıwçularımdain / at my buyers | alıwçularıŋdain / at your buyers | alıwçularındain / at his buyers | alıwçularıbızdain / at our buyers | alıwçularığızdain / at you all's buyers | alıwçularındain / at their buyers |
| Ablative | alıwçuladanfrom the buyers | alıwçularımdanfrom my buyers | alıwçularıŋdanfrom your buyers | alıwçularındanfrom his buyers | alıwçularıbızdanfrom our buyers | alıwçularığızdanfrom you all's buyers | alıwçularındanfrom their buyers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alıwçuları can mean "his / her buyers", "their buyer", or "their buyers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alıwçunuquthe buyer's one | alıwçunuqulathe buyer's ones | alıwçulanıqıthe buyers' one | alıwçulanıqılathe buyers' ones |
| Genitive | alıwçunuqunuof the buyer's one | alıwçunuqulanıof the buyer's ones | alıwçulanıqınıof the buyers' one | alıwçulanıqılanıof the buyers' ones |
| Accusative | alıwçunuqunthe buyer's one (as the object) | alıwçunuqulanıthe buyer's ones (as the object) | alıwçulanıqınthe buyers' one (as the object) | alıwçulanıqılanıthe buyers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | alıwçunuqunato the buyer's one | alıwçunuqulağato the buyer's ones | alıwçulanıqınato the buyers' one | alıwçulanıqılağato the buyers' ones |
| Locative | alıwçunuqundain / at the buyer's one | alıwçunuquladain / at the buyer's ones | alıwçulanıqındain / at the buyers' one | alıwçulanıqıladain / at the buyers' ones |
| Ablative | alıwçunuqundanfrom the buyer's one | alıwçunuquladanfrom the buyer's ones | alıwçulanıqındanfrom the buyers' one | alıwçulanıqıladanfrom the buyers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.