awaz
/awaz/ · plural awazla
1. voice, timbre, tone
- ariw awaz — a beautiful voice
- sabiy awaz — a child's voice
- bazıq awaz — a bass voice
- buyurğan awaz — a commanding tone
- awazından tanıdım — I recognized him by his voice
- bir awazdan — in one voice
- nek şoş çığadı seni awazıŋ? — why does your voice come out so quiet?
- külgen awazla eşitildile — laughing voices were heard
- anamı awazın tüşümdeça eşitib — hearing my mother's voice as though in a dream
- awazı, jürüşü da türlenedi — his voice and his gait are both changing
2. melody, tune, the air of a song
- jırnı awazı — the melody of the song
- türlü-türlü awazla bla — with various melodies
- oraydanı awazı qulağına keledi — the tune of the orayda reaches his ear
- termileme Quranŋa, awaz salıb oqurğa — I long to recite the Qur'an to a melody
3. sermon, admonition, moral exhortation
- awaz beriw — giving a sermon
- awaz berib başladı — he began to give a sermon
- afendi, awaz berib başladı — the effendi began to give a sermon
- jalğan awazla berib — giving false sermons
- awaznı tüz aŋılab barmaydı — he does not go on understanding the admonition rightly
4. vote in a meeting or an election — Voting is expressed as giving one’s voice.
- saylawlada awaz berdim — I voted in the elections
- ol köb awaz jıydı — he collected many votes
- jıyılıwda awaz berirge — to vote at the meeting
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awazthe voice | awazımmy voice | awazıŋyour voice | awazıhis voice | awazıbızour voice | awazığızyou all's voice | awazlarıtheir voices |
| Genitive | awaznıthe voice's | awazımımy voice's | awazıŋıyour voice's | awazınıhis voice's | awazıbıznıour voice's | awazığıznıyou all's voice's | awazlarınıtheir voices' |
| Accusative | awaznıthe voice (as the object) | awazımımy voice (as the object) | awazıŋıyour voice (as the object) | awazınhis voice (as the object) | awazıbıznıour voice (as the object) | awazığıznıyou all's voice (as the object) | awazlarıntheir voices (as the object) |
| Dative | awazğato the voice | awazımato my voice | awazıŋato your voice | awazınato his voice | awazıbızğato our voice | awazığızğato you all's voice | awazlarınato their voices |
| Locative | awazdain / at the voice | awazımdain / at my voice | awazıŋdain / at your voice | awazındain / at his voice | awazıbızdain / at our voice | awazığızdain / at you all's voice | awazlarındain / at their voices |
| Ablative | awazdanfrom the voice | awazımdanfrom my voice | awazıŋdanfrom your voice | awazındanfrom his voice | awazıbızdanfrom our voice | awazığızdanfrom you all's voice | awazlarındanfrom their voices |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awazlathe voices | awazlarımmy voices | awazlarıŋyour voices | awazlarıhis voices | awazlarıbızour voices | awazlarığızyou all's voices | awazlarıtheir voices |
| Genitive | awazlanıthe voices' | awazlarımımy voices' | awazlarıŋıyour voices' | awazlarınıhis voices' | awazlarıbıznıour voices' | awazlarığıznıyou all's voices' | awazlarınıtheir voices' |
| Accusative | awazlanıthe voices (as the object) | awazlarımımy voices (as the object) | awazlarıŋıyour voices (as the object) | awazlarınhis voices (as the object) | awazlarıbıznıour voices (as the object) | awazlarığıznıyou all's voices (as the object) | awazlarıntheir voices (as the object) |
| Dative | awazlağato the voices | awazlarımato my voices | awazlarıŋato your voices | awazlarınato his voices | awazlarıbızğato our voices | awazlarığızğato you all's voices | awazlarınato their voices |
| Locative | awazladain / at the voices | awazlarımdain / at my voices | awazlarıŋdain / at your voices | awazlarındain / at his voices | awazlarıbızdain / at our voices | awazlarığızdain / at you all's voices | awazlarındain / at their voices |
| Ablative | awazladanfrom the voices | awazlarımdanfrom my voices | awazlarıŋdanfrom your voices | awazlarındanfrom his voices | awazlarıbızdanfrom our voices | awazlarığızdanfrom you all's voices | awazlarındanfrom their voices |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awazları can mean "his / her voices", "their voice", or "their voices" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.