balawuz
/balawuz/
Definitions
1. beeswax
- balawuzça ağarırğa — to turn as pale as wax
- polğa balawuz jağarğa — to wax the floor
- balawuz betli — waxen of face, that is, pale
2. resin, the sticky substance that oozes from a tree
- terekni balawuzu — the resin of the tree
- terekden balawuz çığadı — resin comes out of the tree
- balawuz qolğa jabışadı — the resin sticks to the hand
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | balawuzthe beeswax | balawuzlathe beeswaxes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | balawuznuthe beeswax's | balawuzlanıthe beeswaxes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | balawuznuthe beeswax (as the object) | balawuzlanıthe beeswaxes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | balawuzğato the beeswax | balawuzlağato the beeswaxes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | balawuzdaat / in the beeswax | balawuzladaat / in the beeswaxes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | balawuzdanfrom the beeswax | balawuzladanfrom the beeswaxes | 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 | balawuzummy beeswax | balawuzlarımmy beeswaxes |
| your | balawuzungyour beeswax | balawuzlarıngyour beeswaxes |
| his / her | balawuzuhis / her beeswax | balawuzlarıhis / her beeswaxes |
| our | balawuzubuzour beeswax | balawuzlarıbızour beeswaxes |
| you all's | balawuzuğuzyou all's beeswax | balawuzlarığızyou all's beeswaxes |
| their | balawuzlarıtheir beeswax | balawuzlarıtheir beeswaxes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balawuzları can mean "his / her beeswaxes", "their beeswax", or "their beeswaxes" — context decides.