bellyaw
/belljaw/ · plural bellyawla
1. lullaby, cradle song — bellyaw aytırğa means sing a lullaby, lull a child to sleep.
- bellyaw aytırğa — to sing a lullaby
- ana bellyaw aytadı — the mother is singing a lullaby
- anam bellyaw aytıwçan edi — my mother used to sing a lullaby
- balaçıqğa bellyaw aytdı — they sang a lullaby to the little one
- bu bellyawnu bileme — I know this lullaby
2. cradle, crib — Used in child speech, as in jata bellyawğa, said when putting a child to bed.
- bellyaw eterge — to rock the cradle
- bellyawğa salırğa — to lay in the cradle
- sabiy bellyawda juqlaydı — the baby is sleeping in the cradle
- jata-a-a bellyawğa — off to sleep, into the cradle
- jata-a bellyawçuqğa — off to sleep, into the little cradle
3. hushaby, rock-a-bye
- bellyaw, balaçığım — hushaby, my little one
- bellyaw, janım, bellyaw — hushaby, my dear, hushaby
- bellyaw-bellyaw, böleyim — hushaby, hushaby, let me rock you
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bellyawthe lullaby | bellyawummy lullaby | bellyawuŋyour lullaby | bellyawuhis lullaby | bellyawubuzour lullaby | bellyawuğuzyou all's lullaby | bellyawlarıtheir lullabies |
| Genitive | bellyawnuthe lullaby's | bellyawumumy lullaby's | bellyawuŋuyour lullaby's | bellyawunuhis lullaby's | bellyawubuznuour lullaby's | bellyawuğuznuyou all's lullaby's | bellyawlarınıtheir lullabies' |
| Accusative | bellyawnuthe lullaby (as the object) | bellyawumumy lullaby (as the object) | bellyawuŋuyour lullaby (as the object) | bellyawunhis lullaby (as the object) | bellyawubuznuour lullaby (as the object) | bellyawuğuznuyou all's lullaby (as the object) | bellyawlarıntheir lullabies (as the object) |
| Dative | bellyawğato the lullaby | bellyawumato my lullaby | bellyawuŋato your lullaby | bellyawunato his lullaby | bellyawubuzğato our lullaby | bellyawuğuzğato you all's lullaby | bellyawlarınato their lullabies |
| Locative | bellyawdain / at the lullaby | bellyawumdain / at my lullaby | bellyawuŋdain / at your lullaby | bellyawundain / at his lullaby | bellyawubuzdain / at our lullaby | bellyawuğuzdain / at you all's lullaby | bellyawlarındain / at their lullabies |
| Ablative | bellyawdanfrom the lullaby | bellyawumdanfrom my lullaby | bellyawuŋdanfrom your lullaby | bellyawundanfrom his lullaby | bellyawubuzdanfrom our lullaby | bellyawuğuzdanfrom you all's lullaby | bellyawlarındanfrom their lullabies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bellyawlathe lullabies | bellyawlarımmy lullabies | bellyawlarıŋyour lullabies | bellyawlarıhis lullabies | bellyawlarıbızour lullabies | bellyawlarığızyou all's lullabies | bellyawlarıtheir lullabies |
| Genitive | bellyawlanıthe lullabies' | bellyawlarımımy lullabies' | bellyawlarıŋıyour lullabies' | bellyawlarınıhis lullabies' | bellyawlarıbıznıour lullabies' | bellyawlarığıznıyou all's lullabies' | bellyawlarınıtheir lullabies' |
| Accusative | bellyawlanıthe lullabies (as the object) | bellyawlarımımy lullabies (as the object) | bellyawlarıŋıyour lullabies (as the object) | bellyawlarınhis lullabies (as the object) | bellyawlarıbıznıour lullabies (as the object) | bellyawlarığıznıyou all's lullabies (as the object) | bellyawlarıntheir lullabies (as the object) |
| Dative | bellyawlağato the lullabies | bellyawlarımato my lullabies | bellyawlarıŋato your lullabies | bellyawlarınato his lullabies | bellyawlarıbızğato our lullabies | bellyawlarığızğato you all's lullabies | bellyawlarınato their lullabies |
| Locative | bellyawladain / at the lullabies | bellyawlarımdain / at my lullabies | bellyawlarıŋdain / at your lullabies | bellyawlarındain / at his lullabies | bellyawlarıbızdain / at our lullabies | bellyawlarığızdain / at you all's lullabies | bellyawlarındain / at their lullabies |
| Ablative | bellyawladanfrom the lullabies | bellyawlarımdanfrom my lullabies | bellyawlarıŋdanfrom your lullabies | bellyawlarındanfrom his lullabies | bellyawlarıbızdanfrom our lullabies | bellyawlarığızdanfrom you all's lullabies | bellyawlarındanfrom their lullabies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bellyawları can mean "his / her lullabies", "their lullaby", or "their lullabies" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.