andi
/andi/ · plural andile
1. nap, pile (the raised hair on the outer surface of something made of wool, such as felt, a burka or a hat) — Before another noun it means shaggy, coarse-haired, as in andi jamçı "a shaggy burka".
- jamçını andisi — the nap of a burka
- qalpaqnı andisi — the nap of a hat
- boyunluqnu andisi — the nap of a scarf
2. Andi, Andian (of the Andi people or language of Dagestan) — Mostly seen in andi til "the Andi language".
- andi til — the Andi language
- andi tilde söleşgen adam — a person speaking in the Andi language
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | andithe nap | andimmy nap | andiŋyour nap | andisihis nap | andibizour nap | andigizyou all's nap | andileritheir naps |
| Genitive | andinithe nap's | andimimy nap's | andiŋiyour nap's | andisinihis nap's | andibizniour nap's | andigizniyou all's nap's | andilerinitheir naps' |
| Accusative | andinithe nap (as the object) | andimimy nap (as the object) | andiŋiyour nap (as the object) | andisinhis nap (as the object) | andibizniour nap (as the object) | andigizniyou all's nap (as the object) | andilerintheir naps (as the object) |
| Dative | andigeto the nap | andimeto my nap | andiŋeto your nap | andisineto his nap | andibizgeto our nap | andigizgeto you all's nap | andilerineto their naps |
| Locative | andidein / at the nap | andimdein / at my nap | andiŋdein / at your nap | andisindein / at his nap | andibizdein / at our nap | andigizdein / at you all's nap | andilerindein / at their naps |
| Ablative | andidenfrom the nap | andimdenfrom my nap | andiŋdenfrom your nap | andisindenfrom his nap | andibizdenfrom our nap | andigizdenfrom you all's nap | andilerindenfrom their naps |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | andilethe naps | andilerimmy naps | andileriŋyour naps | andilerihis naps | andileribizour naps | andilerigizyou all's naps | andileritheir naps |
| Genitive | andilenithe naps' | andilerimimy naps' | andileriŋiyour naps' | andilerinihis naps' | andileribizniour naps' | andilerigizniyou all's naps' | andilerinitheir naps' |
| Accusative | andilenithe naps (as the object) | andilerimimy naps (as the object) | andileriŋiyour naps (as the object) | andilerinhis naps (as the object) | andileribizniour naps (as the object) | andilerigizniyou all's naps (as the object) | andilerintheir naps (as the object) |
| Dative | andilegeto the naps | andilerimeto my naps | andileriŋeto your naps | andilerineto his naps | andileribizgeto our naps | andilerigizgeto you all's naps | andilerineto their naps |
| Locative | andiledein / at the naps | andilerimdein / at my naps | andileriŋdein / at your naps | andilerindein / at his naps | andileribizdein / at our naps | andilerigizdein / at you all's naps | andilerindein / at their naps |
| Ablative | andiledenfrom the naps | andilerimdenfrom my naps | andileriŋdenfrom your naps | andilerindenfrom his naps | andileribizdenfrom our naps | andilerigizdenfrom you all's naps | andilerindenfrom their naps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: andileri can mean "his / her naps", "their nap", or "their naps" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | andimeI am Andian | andiseyou are Andian | andidihe is Andian | andibizwe are Andian | andisizyou all are Andian | andidilethey are Andian |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden andidi — "compared to me, he is Andian."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki andidimine is Andian | seniki andidiyours is Andian | anıqı andidihis is Andian | bizniki andidiours is Andian | sizniki andidiyours (pl.) is Andian | alanıqı andiditheirs is Andian |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile andidilemine are Andian | senikile andidileyours are Andian | anıqıla andidilehis are Andian | biznikile andidileours are Andian | siznikile andidileyours (pl.) are Andian | alanıqıla andidiletheirs are Andian |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu andidi, bıla andidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".