awal
/awal/ · plural awalla
1. beginning, start — Opposite: ahır.
- işni awalı — the beginning of the matter
- işni awalı bla ahırı — the beginning and the end of the matter
- har işni awalı bardı — every matter has a beginning
- adamnı jaşawunu awalı bolğan kibik — just as a person's life has a beginning
2. death, demise, last moment of life — Often in ahır awal "last moment, death" and jaşawnu awalı "the end of life".
- ahır awal — the last moment, death
- ahır awalğı sözü — his dying word
- art awalı jetgeninde — when his last hour came
- jaşawnu awalı — the end of a life
- ahır awalğa jetgendi — he has reached his last moment
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awalthe beginning | awalımmy beginning | awalıŋyour beginning | awalıhis beginning | awalıbızour beginning | awalığızyou all's beginning | awallarıtheir beginnings |
| Genitive | awalnıthe beginning's | awalımımy beginning's | awalıŋıyour beginning's | awalınıhis beginning's | awalıbıznıour beginning's | awalığıznıyou all's beginning's | awallarınıtheir beginnings' |
| Accusative | awalnıthe beginning (as the object) | awalımımy beginning (as the object) | awalıŋıyour beginning (as the object) | awalınhis beginning (as the object) | awalıbıznıour beginning (as the object) | awalığıznıyou all's beginning (as the object) | awallarıntheir beginnings (as the object) |
| Dative | awalğato the beginning | awalımato my beginning | awalıŋato your beginning | awalınato his beginning | awalıbızğato our beginning | awalığızğato you all's beginning | awallarınato their beginnings |
| Locative | awaldain / at the beginning | awalımdain / at my beginning | awalıŋdain / at your beginning | awalındain / at his beginning | awalıbızdain / at our beginning | awalığızdain / at you all's beginning | awallarındain / at their beginnings |
| Ablative | awaldanfrom the beginning | awalımdanfrom my beginning | awalıŋdanfrom your beginning | awalındanfrom his beginning | awalıbızdanfrom our beginning | awalığızdanfrom you all's beginning | awallarındanfrom their beginnings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awallathe beginnings | awallarımmy beginnings | awallarıŋyour beginnings | awallarıhis beginnings | awallarıbızour beginnings | awallarığızyou all's beginnings | awallarıtheir beginnings |
| Genitive | awallanıthe beginnings' | awallarımımy beginnings' | awallarıŋıyour beginnings' | awallarınıhis beginnings' | awallarıbıznıour beginnings' | awallarığıznıyou all's beginnings' | awallarınıtheir beginnings' |
| Accusative | awallanıthe beginnings (as the object) | awallarımımy beginnings (as the object) | awallarıŋıyour beginnings (as the object) | awallarınhis beginnings (as the object) | awallarıbıznıour beginnings (as the object) | awallarığıznıyou all's beginnings (as the object) | awallarıntheir beginnings (as the object) |
| Dative | awallağato the beginnings | awallarımato my beginnings | awallarıŋato your beginnings | awallarınato his beginnings | awallarıbızğato our beginnings | awallarığızğato you all's beginnings | awallarınato their beginnings |
| Locative | awalladain / at the beginnings | awallarımdain / at my beginnings | awallarıŋdain / at your beginnings | awallarındain / at his beginnings | awallarıbızdain / at our beginnings | awallarığızdain / at you all's beginnings | awallarındain / at their beginnings |
| Ablative | awalladanfrom the beginnings | awallarımdanfrom my beginnings | awallarıŋdanfrom your beginnings | awallarındanfrom his beginnings | awallarıbızdanfrom our beginnings | awallarığızdanfrom you all's beginnings | awallarındanfrom their beginnings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awalları can mean "his / her beginnings", "their beginning", or "their beginnings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.