awlaw
/awlaw/ · plural awlawla
verbal noun of awlarğa →
1. skimming, taking off the cream or foam
- suwnu başın awlaw — skimming the surface of the water
- sütnü başın awlaw — the skimming of the milk
- sütnü awlaw — the skimming of the milk
- süt awlaw — milk-skimming
2. a survey or tour of a place
- tögerekni awlaw — a survey of everything around
- otownu için awlaw — a going-over of the inside of the room
- jerni awlaw — a survey of the ground
- tawnu awlaw — a going-over of the mountain
- jeti duniyanı awlaw — a tour of the seven worlds
3. a battue, a drive for game
- kiyik awlaw — a drive for game
- tawda awlaw — a battue in the mountains
- awlaw boldu — there was a battue
4. a besom of barberry twigs — used at the threshing floor to sweep chaff from the grain
- awlawnu alırğa — to take up the besom
- awlaw bla işlerge — to work with the besom
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awlawthe skimming | awlawummy skimming | awlawuŋyour skimming | awlawuhis skimming | awlawubuzour skimming | awlawuğuzyou all's skimming | awlawlarıtheir skimmings |
| Genitive | awlawnuthe skimming's | awlawumumy skimming's | awlawuŋuyour skimming's | awlawunuhis skimming's | awlawubuznuour skimming's | awlawuğuznuyou all's skimming's | awlawlarınıtheir skimmings' |
| Accusative | awlawnuthe skimming (as the object) | awlawumumy skimming (as the object) | awlawuŋuyour skimming (as the object) | awlawunhis skimming (as the object) | awlawubuznuour skimming (as the object) | awlawuğuznuyou all's skimming (as the object) | awlawlarıntheir skimmings (as the object) |
| Dative | awlawğato the skimming | awlawumato my skimming | awlawuŋato your skimming | awlawunato his skimming | awlawubuzğato our skimming | awlawuğuzğato you all's skimming | awlawlarınato their skimmings |
| Locative | awlawdain / at the skimming | awlawumdain / at my skimming | awlawuŋdain / at your skimming | awlawundain / at his skimming | awlawubuzdain / at our skimming | awlawuğuzdain / at you all's skimming | awlawlarındain / at their skimmings |
| Ablative | awlawdanfrom the skimming | awlawumdanfrom my skimming | awlawuŋdanfrom your skimming | awlawundanfrom his skimming | awlawubuzdanfrom our skimming | awlawuğuzdanfrom you all's skimming | awlawlarındanfrom their skimmings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awlawlathe skimmings | awlawlarımmy skimmings | awlawlarıŋyour skimmings | awlawlarıhis skimmings | awlawlarıbızour skimmings | awlawlarığızyou all's skimmings | awlawlarıtheir skimmings |
| Genitive | awlawlanıthe skimmings' | awlawlarımımy skimmings' | awlawlarıŋıyour skimmings' | awlawlarınıhis skimmings' | awlawlarıbıznıour skimmings' | awlawlarığıznıyou all's skimmings' | awlawlarınıtheir skimmings' |
| Accusative | awlawlanıthe skimmings (as the object) | awlawlarımımy skimmings (as the object) | awlawlarıŋıyour skimmings (as the object) | awlawlarınhis skimmings (as the object) | awlawlarıbıznıour skimmings (as the object) | awlawlarığıznıyou all's skimmings (as the object) | awlawlarıntheir skimmings (as the object) |
| Dative | awlawlağato the skimmings | awlawlarımato my skimmings | awlawlarıŋato your skimmings | awlawlarınato his skimmings | awlawlarıbızğato our skimmings | awlawlarığızğato you all's skimmings | awlawlarınato their skimmings |
| Locative | awlawladain / at the skimmings | awlawlarımdain / at my skimmings | awlawlarıŋdain / at your skimmings | awlawlarındain / at his skimmings | awlawlarıbızdain / at our skimmings | awlawlarığızdain / at you all's skimmings | awlawlarındain / at their skimmings |
| Ablative | awlawladanfrom the skimmings | awlawlarımdanfrom my skimmings | awlawlarıŋdanfrom your skimmings | awlawlarındanfrom his skimmings | awlawlarıbızdanfrom our skimmings | awlawlarığızdanfrom you all's skimmings | awlawlarındanfrom their skimmings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awlawları can mean "his / her skimmings", "their skimming", or "their skimmings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.