alaw
/alaw/ · plural alawla
giant, a huge being of legend — A figure from folklore: one dictionary describes it as a legendary hero, a giant or an ogre.
- alaw keledi — the giant is coming
- men alawnu kördüm — I saw the giant
- alawla mında jaşaydıla — the giants live here
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alawthe giant | alawummy giant | alawuŋyour giant | alawuhis giant | alawubuzour giant | alawuğuzyou all's giant | alawlarıtheir giants |
| Genitive | alawnuthe giant's | alawumumy giant's | alawuŋuyour giant's | alawunuhis giant's | alawubuznuour giant's | alawuğuznuyou all's giant's | alawlarınıtheir giants' |
| Accusative | alawnuthe giant (as the object) | alawumumy giant (as the object) | alawuŋuyour giant (as the object) | alawunhis giant (as the object) | alawubuznuour giant (as the object) | alawuğuznuyou all's giant (as the object) | alawlarıntheir giants (as the object) |
| Dative | alawğato the giant | alawumato my giant | alawuŋato your giant | alawunato his giant | alawubuzğato our giant | alawuğuzğato you all's giant | alawlarınato their giants |
| Locative | alawdain / at the giant | alawumdain / at my giant | alawuŋdain / at your giant | alawundain / at his giant | alawubuzdain / at our giant | alawuğuzdain / at you all's giant | alawlarındain / at their giants |
| Ablative | alawdanfrom the giant | alawumdanfrom my giant | alawuŋdanfrom your giant | alawundanfrom his giant | alawubuzdanfrom our giant | alawuğuzdanfrom you all's giant | alawlarındanfrom their giants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alawlathe giants | alawlarımmy giants | alawlarıŋyour giants | alawlarıhis giants | alawlarıbızour giants | alawlarığızyou all's giants | alawlarıtheir giants |
| Genitive | alawlanıthe giants' | alawlarımımy giants' | alawlarıŋıyour giants' | alawlarınıhis giants' | alawlarıbıznıour giants' | alawlarığıznıyou all's giants' | alawlarınıtheir giants' |
| Accusative | alawlanıthe giants (as the object) | alawlarımımy giants (as the object) | alawlarıŋıyour giants (as the object) | alawlarınhis giants (as the object) | alawlarıbıznıour giants (as the object) | alawlarığıznıyou all's giants (as the object) | alawlarıntheir giants (as the object) |
| Dative | alawlağato the giants | alawlarımato my giants | alawlarıŋato your giants | alawlarınato his giants | alawlarıbızğato our giants | alawlarığızğato you all's giants | alawlarınato their giants |
| Locative | alawladain / at the giants | alawlarımdain / at my giants | alawlarıŋdain / at your giants | alawlarındain / at his giants | alawlarıbızdain / at our giants | alawlarığızdain / at you all's giants | alawlarındain / at their giants |
| Ablative | alawladanfrom the giants | alawlarımdanfrom my giants | alawlarıŋdanfrom your giants | alawlarındanfrom his giants | alawlarıbızdanfrom our giants | alawlarığızdanfrom you all's giants | alawlarındanfrom their giants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alawları can mean "his / her giants", "their giant", or "their giants" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.