baw
/baw/ · plural bawla
1. tie, strap, cord, binding, lace, ribbon — Used of a garment tie, a shoelace, a watch strap, a ski binding and similar fastenings.
- çuruq bawla — shoelaces
- sağat baw — watch strap
- beşik baw — cradle tie
- appasını çabır bawların qısdı — he tightened the laces of his grandfather's leather shoes
- kiyimni bawun ariw bayladı — he tied the cord of the garment neatly
- baw küçlü bolsa jük tüşmez — if the strap is strong, the load will not fall
2. barn, cattle shed, cowshed — A roofed building where livestock are kept.
- qoy baw — sheepfold
- iynekni bawğa kiyir — bring the cow into the barn
- bawnu tübün tazaladıq — we cleaned the floor of the barn
- qışda qoylanı bawğa kiyirdile — in winter they brought the sheep into the barn
- baw içi jılı bolur — the inside of the barn will be warm
- bawnu taza tuthan qoyçu mahtaladı — the shepherd keeping the barn clean is praised
3. leash, tether, collar — The cord or collar by which an animal is held or tied up.
- baş baw — halter
- itni boyun bawu — the dog's collar
- itni bawun teşdi — he undid the dog's leash
- iynekni bawun tutama — I am holding the cow's tether
- atnı bawun bek qatı tutdu — he held the horse's tether very tightly
4. handle, loop — Of a door handle or the loop of an earring.
- eşik baw — door handle
- eşikni bawun tartdı — he pulled the door handle
- eşik bawu suwuqdu — the door handle is cold
- sırğanı bawu — the loop of the earring
Expressions
- aybazlanı eski baw orunlarına jetdirirge — see it through
- bel bawun tartırğa — buckle down
- çuba bawu teşilmegen — chaste unmarried girl
- ayağına çabır baw qıshan — grown man
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bawthe tie | bawummy tie | bawuŋyour tie | bawuhis tie | bawubuzour tie | bawuğuzyou all's tie | bawlarıtheir ties |
| Genitive | bawnuthe tie's | bawumumy tie's | bawuŋuyour tie's | bawunuhis tie's | bawubuznuour tie's | bawuğuznuyou all's tie's | bawlarınıtheir ties' |
| Accusative | bawnuthe tie (as the object) | bawumumy tie (as the object) | bawuŋuyour tie (as the object) | bawunhis tie (as the object) | bawubuznuour tie (as the object) | bawuğuznuyou all's tie (as the object) | bawlarıntheir ties (as the object) |
| Dative | bawğato the tie | bawumato my tie | bawuŋato your tie | bawunato his tie | bawubuzğato our tie | bawuğuzğato you all's tie | bawlarınato their ties |
| Locative | bawdain / at the tie | bawumdain / at my tie | bawuŋdain / at your tie | bawundain / at his tie | bawubuzdain / at our tie | bawuğuzdain / at you all's tie | bawlarındain / at their ties |
| Ablative | bawdanfrom the tie | bawumdanfrom my tie | bawuŋdanfrom your tie | bawundanfrom his tie | bawubuzdanfrom our tie | bawuğuzdanfrom you all's tie | bawlarındanfrom their ties |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bawlathe ties | bawlarımmy ties | bawlarıŋyour ties | bawlarıhis ties | bawlarıbızour ties | bawlarığızyou all's ties | bawlarıtheir ties |
| Genitive | bawlanıthe ties' | bawlarımımy ties' | bawlarıŋıyour ties' | bawlarınıhis ties' | bawlarıbıznıour ties' | bawlarığıznıyou all's ties' | bawlarınıtheir ties' |
| Accusative | bawlanıthe ties (as the object) | bawlarımımy ties (as the object) | bawlarıŋıyour ties (as the object) | bawlarınhis ties (as the object) | bawlarıbıznıour ties (as the object) | bawlarığıznıyou all's ties (as the object) | bawlarıntheir ties (as the object) |
| Dative | bawlağato the ties | bawlarımato my ties | bawlarıŋato your ties | bawlarınato his ties | bawlarıbızğato our ties | bawlarığızğato you all's ties | bawlarınato their ties |
| Locative | bawladain / at the ties | bawlarımdain / at my ties | bawlarıŋdain / at your ties | bawlarındain / at his ties | bawlarıbızdain / at our ties | bawlarığızdain / at you all's ties | bawlarındain / at their ties |
| Ablative | bawladanfrom the ties | bawlarımdanfrom my ties | bawlarıŋdanfrom your ties | bawlarındanfrom his ties | bawlarıbızdanfrom our ties | bawlarığızdanfrom you all's ties | bawlarındanfrom their ties |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bawları can mean "his / her ties", "their tie", or "their ties" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.