ayaz
/ajaz/ · plural ayazla
1. light breeze, gentle breath of wind, cool draft — Also used before a noun to mean breezy or windy, as in ayaz ertden a windy morning.
- ayaz qağadı — the breeze is blowing
- ertden ayaz — a morning breeze
- salqın ayaz — a cool breeze
- salqın ayaz betimi sılaydı — the cool breeze strokes my face
- ertden ayazda gokkala qımıldaydıla — in the morning breeze the flowers stir
- bılayı ayazdı — it is drafty here
- ayaz mılı kebdirir — the breeze will dry the dampness
- başıma ayaz ötgendi — I caught a chill from a draft
- ayaz hawa adamğa sawluq berir — breezy air will give a person good health
- tawdan esgen ayaz jürekni jılıtır — the breeze blowing from the mountain warms the heart
2. palm, palm of the hand — Often in the phrase qol ayaz.
- bütew el qol ayazdaça körünedi — the whole village is visible as if on the palm of a hand
- ayazım kiçiydi — my palm itches
- qolumu ayazında tutarma seni — I will hold you in the palm of my hand
- fal açhan ayazıma qaradı — the fortune-teller looked at my palm
Expressions
- qol ayaz — palm
- qol ayaz kibik — tiny, minuscule
- qol ayazda jürütürge — cherish someone
- buw qulağına ayaz qaqğança körmezge — pay no attention; have no effect
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ayazthe light breeze | ayazımmy light breeze | ayazıŋyour light breeze | ayazıhis light breeze | ayazıbızour light breeze | ayazığızyou all's light breeze | ayazlarıtheir light breezes |
| Genitive | ayaznıthe light breeze's | ayazımımy light breeze's | ayazıŋıyour light breeze's | ayazınıhis light breeze's | ayazıbıznıour light breeze's | ayazığıznıyou all's light breeze's | ayazlarınıtheir light breezes' |
| Accusative | ayaznıthe light breeze (as the object) | ayazımımy light breeze (as the object) | ayazıŋıyour light breeze (as the object) | ayazınhis light breeze (as the object) | ayazıbıznıour light breeze (as the object) | ayazığıznıyou all's light breeze (as the object) | ayazlarıntheir light breezes (as the object) |
| Dative | ayazğato the light breeze | ayazımato my light breeze | ayazıŋato your light breeze | ayazınato his light breeze | ayazıbızğato our light breeze | ayazığızğato you all's light breeze | ayazlarınato their light breezes |
| Locative | ayazdain / at the light breeze | ayazımdain / at my light breeze | ayazıŋdain / at your light breeze | ayazındain / at his light breeze | ayazıbızdain / at our light breeze | ayazığızdain / at you all's light breeze | ayazlarındain / at their light breezes |
| Ablative | ayazdanfrom the light breeze | ayazımdanfrom my light breeze | ayazıŋdanfrom your light breeze | ayazındanfrom his light breeze | ayazıbızdanfrom our light breeze | ayazığızdanfrom you all's light breeze | ayazlarındanfrom their light breezes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ayazlathe light breezes | ayazlarımmy light breezes | ayazlarıŋyour light breezes | ayazlarıhis light breezes | ayazlarıbızour light breezes | ayazlarığızyou all's light breezes | ayazlarıtheir light breezes |
| Genitive | ayazlanıthe light breezes' | ayazlarımımy light breezes' | ayazlarıŋıyour light breezes' | ayazlarınıhis light breezes' | ayazlarıbıznıour light breezes' | ayazlarığıznıyou all's light breezes' | ayazlarınıtheir light breezes' |
| Accusative | ayazlanıthe light breezes (as the object) | ayazlarımımy light breezes (as the object) | ayazlarıŋıyour light breezes (as the object) | ayazlarınhis light breezes (as the object) | ayazlarıbıznıour light breezes (as the object) | ayazlarığıznıyou all's light breezes (as the object) | ayazlarıntheir light breezes (as the object) |
| Dative | ayazlağato the light breezes | ayazlarımato my light breezes | ayazlarıŋato your light breezes | ayazlarınato his light breezes | ayazlarıbızğato our light breezes | ayazlarığızğato you all's light breezes | ayazlarınato their light breezes |
| Locative | ayazladain / at the light breezes | ayazlarımdain / at my light breezes | ayazlarıŋdain / at your light breezes | ayazlarındain / at his light breezes | ayazlarıbızdain / at our light breezes | ayazlarığızdain / at you all's light breezes | ayazlarındain / at their light breezes |
| Ablative | ayazladanfrom the light breezes | ayazlarımdanfrom my light breezes | ayazlarıŋdanfrom your light breezes | ayazlarındanfrom his light breezes | ayazlarıbızdanfrom our light breezes | ayazlarığızdanfrom you all's light breezes | ayazlarındanfrom their light breezes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ayazları can mean "his / her light breezes", "their light breeze", or "their light breezes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.