aşaw
/ aʃaw /
Definitions noun eating, taking food
Definitions noun food, a meal
Definitions noun benefit, profit, gain
Definitions noun income, allowance
Definitions noun fodder, feed
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aşaw the eating | aşawla the eatings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aşawnu the eating's | aşawlanı the eatings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aşawnu the eating (as the object) | aşawlanı the eatings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | aşawğa to the eating | aşawlağa to the eatings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aşawda at / in the eating | aşawlada at / in the eatings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aşawdan from the eating | aşawladan from the eatings | 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 | aşawum my eating | aşawlarım my eatings |
| your | aşawuŋ your eating | aşawlarıŋ your eatings |
| his / her | aşawu his / her eating | aşawları his / her eatings |
| our | aşawubuz our eating | aşawlarıbız our eatings |
| you all's | aşawuğuz you all's eating | aşawlarığız you all's eatings |
| their | aşawları their eating | aşawları their eatings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aşawları can mean "his / her eatings", "their eating", or "their eatings" — context decides.