bayçı
/bajtʃɯ/
Definition
in traditional belief, a spirit whose call foretells what is to come — Elbrusoid records the call as a sign of good fortune; Nevruz describes the being as bird-shaped and its cry as an ill omen
- keçe tüşümde bayçı qıçırğandı — in the night the spirit called to me in my dream
- bayçını tawuşu — the call of the spirit
- bayçı qıçırğanın eşitdim — I heard the spirit call
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bayçıthe spirit | bayçılathe spirits | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bayçınıthe spirit's | bayçılanıthe spirits' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bayçınıthe spirit (as the object) | bayçılanıthe spirits (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bayçığato the spirit | bayçılağato the spirits | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bayçıdaat / in the spirit | bayçıladaat / in the spirits | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bayçıdanfrom the spirit | bayçıladanfrom the spirits | 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 | bayçımmy spirit | bayçılarımmy spirits |
| your | bayçıngyour spirit | bayçılarıngyour spirits |
| his / her | bayçısıhis / her spirit | bayçılarıhis / her spirits |
| our | bayçıbızour spirit | bayçılarıbızour spirits |
| you all's | bayçığızyou all's spirit | bayçılarığızyou all's spirits |
| their | bayçılarıtheir spirit | bayçılarıtheir spirits |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bayçıları can mean "his / her spirits", "their spirit", or "their spirits" — context decides.