bırğı
/ bɯrʁɯ /
Definitions noun pipe, tube, duct
Definitions noun chimney, flue
Definitions noun barrel, bore (of a gun)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bırğı the pipe | bırğıla the pipes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bırğını the pipe's | bırğılanı the pipes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bırğını the pipe (as the object) | bırğılanı the pipes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bırğığa to the pipe | bırğılağa to the pipes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bırğıda at / in the pipe | bırğılada at / in the pipes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bırğıdan from the pipe | bırğıladan from the pipes | 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 | bırğım my pipe | bırğılarım my pipes |
| your | bırğıŋ your pipe | bırğılarıŋ your pipes |
| his / her | bırğısı his / her pipe | bırğıları his / her pipes |
| our | bırğıbız our pipe | bırğılarıbız our pipes |
| you all's | bırğığız you all's pipe | bırğılarığız you all's pipes |
| their | bırğıları their pipe | bırğıları their pipes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bırğıları can mean "his / her pipes", "their pipe", or "their pipes" — context decides.