duniya
/ dunija /
Definition noun world
Examples
- bügün duniya kibik, tambla ahıratdı — today is like this world, tomorrow is the next — a proverb
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | duniya the world | duniyala the worlds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | duniyanı the world's | duniyalanı the worlds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | duniyanı the world (as the object) | duniyalanı the worlds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | duniyağa to the world | duniyalağa to the worlds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | duniyada at / in the world | duniyalada at / in the worlds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | duniyadan from the world | duniyaladan from the worlds | 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 | duniyam my world | duniyalarım my worlds |
| your | duniyang your world | duniyalarıng your worlds |
| his / her | duniyası his / her world | duniyaları his / her worlds |
| our | duniyabız our world | duniyalarıbız our worlds |
| you all's | duniyağız you all's world | duniyalarığız you all's worlds |
| their | duniyaları their world | duniyaları their worlds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: duniyaları can mean "his / her worlds", "their world", or "their worlds" — context decides.