awuzu-burnu
/awuzu-burnu/ · plural awuzu-burnula
face; muzzle, snout — Literally 'his mouth and nose'. The word already carries the third-person possessive ending. In awuzuna-burnuna suğadı it means she fondles and fusses over someone, for example a child. Nevruz 1991 explains the phrase as going too far with attention.
- awuzu-burnu kirli edi — his face was dirty
- sabiyni awuzu-burnu qızardı — the child's face turned red
- awuzu-burnu qan boldu — his face got covered in blood
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awuzu-burnuthe face | awuzu-burnummy face | awuzu-burnuŋyour face | awuzu-burnusuhis face | awuzu-burnubuzour face | awuzu-burnuğuzyou all's face | awuzu-burnularıtheir faces |
| Genitive | awuzu-burnunuthe face's | awuzu-burnumumy face's | awuzu-burnuŋuyour face's | awuzu-burnusunuhis face's | awuzu-burnubuznuour face's | awuzu-burnuğuznuyou all's face's | awuzu-burnularınıtheir faces' |
| Accusative | awuzu-burnunuthe face (as the object) | awuzu-burnumumy face (as the object) | awuzu-burnuŋuyour face (as the object) | awuzu-burnusunhis face (as the object) | awuzu-burnubuznuour face (as the object) | awuzu-burnuğuznuyou all's face (as the object) | awuzu-burnularıntheir faces (as the object) |
| Dative | awuzu-burnuğato the face | awuzu-burnumato my face | awuzu-burnuŋato your face | awuzu-burnusunato his face | awuzu-burnubuzğato our face | awuzu-burnuğuzğato you all's face | awuzu-burnularınato their faces |
| Locative | awuzu-burnudain / at the face | awuzu-burnumdain / at my face | awuzu-burnuŋdain / at your face | awuzu-burnusundain / at his face | awuzu-burnubuzdain / at our face | awuzu-burnuğuzdain / at you all's face | awuzu-burnularındain / at their faces |
| Ablative | awuzu-burnudanfrom the face | awuzu-burnumdanfrom my face | awuzu-burnuŋdanfrom your face | awuzu-burnusundanfrom his face | awuzu-burnubuzdanfrom our face | awuzu-burnuğuzdanfrom you all's face | awuzu-burnularındanfrom their faces |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awuzu-burnulathe faces | awuzu-burnularımmy faces | awuzu-burnularıŋyour faces | awuzu-burnularıhis faces | awuzu-burnularıbızour faces | awuzu-burnularığızyou all's faces | awuzu-burnularıtheir faces |
| Genitive | awuzu-burnulanıthe faces' | awuzu-burnularımımy faces' | awuzu-burnularıŋıyour faces' | awuzu-burnularınıhis faces' | awuzu-burnularıbıznıour faces' | awuzu-burnularığıznıyou all's faces' | awuzu-burnularınıtheir faces' |
| Accusative | awuzu-burnulanıthe faces (as the object) | awuzu-burnularımımy faces (as the object) | awuzu-burnularıŋıyour faces (as the object) | awuzu-burnularınhis faces (as the object) | awuzu-burnularıbıznıour faces (as the object) | awuzu-burnularığıznıyou all's faces (as the object) | awuzu-burnularıntheir faces (as the object) |
| Dative | awuzu-burnulağato the faces | awuzu-burnularımato my faces | awuzu-burnularıŋato your faces | awuzu-burnularınato his faces | awuzu-burnularıbızğato our faces | awuzu-burnularığızğato you all's faces | awuzu-burnularınato their faces |
| Locative | awuzu-burnuladain / at the faces | awuzu-burnularımdain / at my faces | awuzu-burnularıŋdain / at your faces | awuzu-burnularındain / at his faces | awuzu-burnularıbızdain / at our faces | awuzu-burnularığızdain / at you all's faces | awuzu-burnularındain / at their faces |
| Ablative | awuzu-burnuladanfrom the faces | awuzu-burnularımdanfrom my faces | awuzu-burnularıŋdanfrom your faces | awuzu-burnularındanfrom his faces | awuzu-burnularıbızdanfrom our faces | awuzu-burnularığızdanfrom you all's faces | awuzu-burnularındanfrom their faces |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awuzu-burnuları can mean "his / her faces", "their face", or "their faces" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.