aw
/aw/ · plural awla
1. net, fishing net, hunting snare, mesh
- çabaq aw — fishing net
- aw salırğa — to cast a net
- kölge çabaq aw salırğa — to cast a fishing net into the lake
- çıpçıq aw — net for catching birds
- temir aw — iron mesh
- çabaqçı tüşünde aw köredi — the fisherman sees nets in his dream
- çabaqçı suwğa aw saldı — the fisherman cast a net into the water
- awğa tüşgen çabaq qutulmaz — a fish caught in a net does not escape
2. spider’s web, cobweb
- çibin aw — spider's web
- gıbı aw — spider's web
- awğa tüşgen çibinça — like a fly caught in a web
- dinni çibin awu — the cobweb of religion
3. trap, snare, pitfall
- awğa tüşerge — to fall into a trap
- ol awğa tüşdü — he fell into the trap
- menŋe aw quradıla — they set a trap for me
4. bridal veil, bridal covering, curtain screening the bridal bed — The cloth over the bride when she is brought into her husband's family home, and the hanging that screens the newlyweds' bed.
- aw tübündegi kelin — the bride under the bridal covering
- aw alırğa — to remove the bridal covering
- awnu atarğa — to throw back the veil
- awnu açıw — opening the bridal veil
- aw bla jabma ariw betiŋi — do not cover your beautiful face with the veil
- aw tübündegi — the one under the bridal covering
5. headscarf, shawl, face veil
- bet aw — face veil
- bet awun açdı — she opened her face veil
- erine jibek aw bla körünür — shows herself to her husband in a silk headscarf
- betlerine aw salıb — putting veils over their faces
- qatın aw baylağandı — the woman has tied on a headscarf
6. cataract, opacity of the eye, white spot on the eye
- közge tüşgen awça — like a white spot fallen on the eye
- anı közünde aw bardı — there is a cataract in his eye
- közlerime aw çabhandı — a white opacity has covered my eyes
- közümde aw bolğandı — a cataract has formed in my eye
- közümü awu ketgenin sezeme — I feel that the cataract on my eye has gone
7. veil, shroud, film, mist — Of mist, dust or dimness lying over what one looks at, or over the eyes themselves.
- közlerim aw köredi — my eyes see as through a veil
- qaraŋıda közüŋ aw — in the dark your eye is veiled
- keçe aynı awu bar ese — if at night the moon has a veil
- köz tüblerine aw tüşgendi — a film has fallen over his eyes
- taw başında aw bardı — there is mist on the mountain top
- aynı awu bar ese — if the moon has a veil
8. gauze, fine transparent cloth
- jibek aw — silk gauze
- juqa aw — thin gauze
- terezege aw tağdıla — they hung gauze on the window
- jibek awnu alayıq — let us take the silk gauze
- ol awnu alğandı — she has taken the gauze
Expressions
- aw tübünde — as a new bride
- közüne aw çabarğa — lose one's sight
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awthe net | awummy net | awuŋyour net | awuhis net | awubuzour net | awuğuzyou all's net | awlarıtheir nets |
| Genitive | awnuthe net's | awumumy net's | awuŋuyour net's | awunuhis net's | awubuznuour net's | awuğuznuyou all's net's | awlarınıtheir nets' |
| Accusative | awnuthe net (as the object) | awumumy net (as the object) | awuŋuyour net (as the object) | awunhis net (as the object) | awubuznuour net (as the object) | awuğuznuyou all's net (as the object) | awlarıntheir nets (as the object) |
| Dative | awğato the net | awumato my net | awuŋato your net | awunato his net | awubuzğato our net | awuğuzğato you all's net | awlarınato their nets |
| Locative | awdain / at the net | awumdain / at my net | awuŋdain / at your net | awundain / at his net | awubuzdain / at our net | awuğuzdain / at you all's net | awlarındain / at their nets |
| Ablative | awdanfrom the net | awumdanfrom my net | awuŋdanfrom your net | awundanfrom his net | awubuzdanfrom our net | awuğuzdanfrom you all's net | awlarındanfrom their nets |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awlathe nets | awlarımmy nets | awlarıŋyour nets | awlarıhis nets | awlarıbızour nets | awlarığızyou all's nets | awlarıtheir nets |
| Genitive | awlanıthe nets' | awlarımımy nets' | awlarıŋıyour nets' | awlarınıhis nets' | awlarıbıznıour nets' | awlarığıznıyou all's nets' | awlarınıtheir nets' |
| Accusative | awlanıthe nets (as the object) | awlarımımy nets (as the object) | awlarıŋıyour nets (as the object) | awlarınhis nets (as the object) | awlarıbıznıour nets (as the object) | awlarığıznıyou all's nets (as the object) | awlarıntheir nets (as the object) |
| Dative | awlağato the nets | awlarımato my nets | awlarıŋato your nets | awlarınato his nets | awlarıbızğato our nets | awlarığızğato you all's nets | awlarınato their nets |
| Locative | awladain / at the nets | awlarımdain / at my nets | awlarıŋdain / at your nets | awlarındain / at his nets | awlarıbızdain / at our nets | awlarığızdain / at you all's nets | awlarındain / at their nets |
| Ablative | awladanfrom the nets | awlarımdanfrom my nets | awlarıŋdanfrom your nets | awlarındanfrom his nets | awlarıbızdanfrom our nets | awlarığızdanfrom you all's nets | awlarındanfrom their nets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awları can mean "his / her nets", "their net", or "their nets" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.