bellaw
/bellaw/
Definitions
1. piebald, of two colours, white marked with black
- bellaw iynek — a piebald cow
- bellaw jamıçı — a two-coloured felt cloak
2. a lullaby, a song sung to a child — Nevruz-1991 marks this reading çocuk dilinde, that is, child speech.
- bellaw aytdı — she sang a lullaby
- bellaw aytayım — let me sing a lullaby
- bellaw aytıb sabiyni juqlatdı — she sang a lullaby and put the child to sleep
3. a cradle — Nevruz-1991 marks this reading çocuk dilinde, that is, child speech.
- bellawda jathan sabiy — a child lying in the cradle
- sabiyni bellawğa saldı — she laid the child in the cradle
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu bellawduthis is piebald | bıla bellawdulathese are piebald |
| that / those | ol bellawduthat / it is piebald | ala bellawdulathose / they are piebald |
| mine | meniki bellawdumine is piebald | menikile bellawdulamine are piebald |
| yours | seniki bellawduyours is piebald | senikile bellawdulayours are piebald |
| ours | bizniki bellawduours is piebald | biznikile bellawdulaours are piebald |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bellawthe lullaby | bellawlathe lullabies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bellawnuthe lullaby's | bellawlanıthe lullabies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bellawnuthe lullaby (as the object) | bellawlanıthe lullabies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bellawğato the lullaby | bellawlağato the lullabies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bellawdaat / in the lullaby | bellawladaat / in the lullabies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bellawdanfrom the lullaby | bellawladanfrom the lullabies | 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 | bellawummy lullaby | bellawlarımmy lullabies |
| your | bellawungyour lullaby | bellawlarıngyour lullabies |
| his / her | bellawuhis / her lullaby | bellawlarıhis / her lullabies |
| our | bellawubuzour lullaby | bellawlarıbızour lullabies |
| you all's | bellawuğuzyou all's lullaby | bellawlarığızyou all's lullabies |
| their | bellawlarıtheir lullaby | bellawlarıtheir lullabies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bellawları can mean "his / her lullabies", "their lullaby", or "their lullabies" — context decides.