dewür
/dewyr/
Definitions
1. absolution, the rite by which the sins of a dead person are remitted, the money being shared out among the clergy
- efendige dewür — the absolution payment to the imam
- dewür berirge — to make the absolution payment
- dewür eterge — to perform the rite of absolution
2. the sum of money set aside for the rite of absolution
- dewür açha — money set aside for the absolution rite
- dewürnü alırğa — to take the absolution money
- dewür açhanı üleşirge — to share out the absolution money
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dewürthe absolution | dewürlethe absolutions | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dewürnüthe absolution's | dewürlenithe absolutions' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dewürnüthe absolution (as the object) | dewürlenithe absolutions (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dewürgeto the absolution | dewürlegeto the absolutions | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dewürdeat / in the absolution | dewürledeat / in the absolutions | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dewürdenfrom the absolution | dewürledenfrom the absolutions | 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 | dewürümmy absolution | dewürlerimmy absolutions |
| your | dewürüngyour absolution | dewürleringyour absolutions |
| his / her | dewürühis / her absolution | dewürlerihis / her absolutions |
| our | dewürübüzour absolution | dewürleribizour absolutions |
| you all's | dewürügüzyou all's absolution | dewürlerigizyou all's absolutions |
| their | dewürleritheir absolution | dewürleritheir absolutions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dewürleri can mean "his / her absolutions", "their absolution", or "their absolutions" — context decides.