bellyaw
/belljaw/
Definitions
1. the song sung to send a child to sleep, a lullaby
- bellyaw aytırğa — to sing a lullaby
- ana bellyaw aytadı — the mother is singing a lullaby
2. the swinging bed a baby is laid in, a cradle — TSKBYA v1 p396 marks this block саб. (child speech), a label that carries no register value
- bellyaw eterge — to rock the cradle
- bellyawğa salırğa — to lay the baby in the cradle
3. hushaby, sung over a baby being rocked to sleep
- bellyaw, balaçığım — hushaby, my little one
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bellyawthe lullaby | bellyawlathe lullabies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bellyawnuthe lullaby's | bellyawlanıthe lullabies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bellyawnuthe lullaby (as the object) | bellyawlanıthe lullabies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bellyawğato the lullaby | bellyawlağato the lullabies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bellyawdaat / in the lullaby | bellyawladaat / in the lullabies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bellyawdanfrom the lullaby | bellyawladanfrom 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 | bellyawummy lullaby | bellyawlarımmy lullabies |
| your | bellyawungyour lullaby | bellyawlarıngyour lullabies |
| his / her | bellyawuhis / her lullaby | bellyawlarıhis / her lullabies |
| our | bellyawubuzour lullaby | bellyawlarıbızour lullabies |
| you all's | bellyawuğuzyou all's lullaby | bellyawlarığızyou all's lullabies |
| their | bellyawlarıtheir lullaby | bellyawlarıtheir 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.