azançı
/azantʃɯ/
Definition
muezzin, the man who calls the faithful to prayer from the minaret
- mezhgitni azançısı — the muezzin of the mosque
- azançı minaradan qıçıradı — the muezzin calls out from the minaret
- azançı jarlı bolsa — if the muezzin is poor
Related
azanbaseadhan, public Islamic call to prayer recited from minaret
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | azançıthe muezzin | azançılathe muezzins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | azançınıthe muezzin's | azançılanıthe muezzins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | azançınıthe muezzin (as the object) | azançılanıthe muezzins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | azançığato the muezzin | azançılağato the muezzins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | azançıdaat / in the muezzin | azançıladaat / in the muezzins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | azançıdanfrom the muezzin | azançıladanfrom the muezzins | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | azançımmy muezzin | azançılarımmy muezzins |
| your | azançıngyour muezzin | azançılarıngyour muezzins |
| his / her | azançısıhis / her muezzin | azançılarıhis / her muezzins |
| our | azançıbızour muezzin | azançılarıbızour muezzins |
| you all's | azançığızyou all's muezzin | azançılarığızyou all's muezzins |
| their | azançılarıtheir muezzin | azançılarıtheir muezzins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: azançıları can mean "his / her muezzins", "their muezzin", or "their muezzins" — context decides.