ezhiw
/eʒiw/ · plural ezhiwle
1. singing along, vocal accompaniment behind a lead singer — In traditional singing a group carries this supporting part behind the lead singer. With eterge it means sing along with someone, back a singer.
- ezhiw eterge — to sing along
- siz ezhiw etigiz — you sing along
- qızla ezhiw etdile — the girls sang along
- men da ezhiw eteme — I sing along too
- jaşla ezhiw etedile — the young men sing along
- birewnü jırına ezhiw eterge — to sing accompaniment to someone else's song
2. accompanying melody, second voice, accompaniment — Covers both a second vocal part and the instrumental accompaniment of a song.
- jır ezhiw bla aytıladı — the song is sung with accompaniment
- jırnı ezhiwü — the song's accompaniment
- bu jırnı ezhiwü alay tüldü — the accompanying melody of this song is not like that
- ariw ezhiw — a fine accompanying melody
- tepsewge ezhiw — the accompaniment for a dance
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ezhiwthe accompaniment | ezhiwümmy accompaniment | ezhiwüŋyour accompaniment | ezhiwühis accompaniment | ezhiwübüzour accompaniment | ezhiwügüzyou all's accompaniment | ezhiwleritheir accompaniments |
| Genitive | ezhiwnüthe accompaniment's | ezhiwümümy accompaniment's | ezhiwüŋüyour accompaniment's | ezhiwünühis accompaniment's | ezhiwübüznüour accompaniment's | ezhiwügüznüyou all's accompaniment's | ezhiwlerinitheir accompaniments' |
| Accusative | ezhiwnüthe accompaniment (as the object) | ezhiwümümy accompaniment (as the object) | ezhiwüŋüyour accompaniment (as the object) | ezhiwünhis accompaniment (as the object) | ezhiwübüznüour accompaniment (as the object) | ezhiwügüznüyou all's accompaniment (as the object) | ezhiwlerintheir accompaniments (as the object) |
| Dative | ezhiwgeto the accompaniment | ezhiwümeto my accompaniment | ezhiwüŋeto your accompaniment | ezhiwüneto his accompaniment | ezhiwübüzgeto our accompaniment | ezhiwügüzgeto you all's accompaniment | ezhiwlerineto their accompaniments |
| Locative | ezhiwdein / at the accompaniment | ezhiwümdein / at my accompaniment | ezhiwüŋdein / at your accompaniment | ezhiwündein / at his accompaniment | ezhiwübüzdein / at our accompaniment | ezhiwügüzdein / at you all's accompaniment | ezhiwlerindein / at their accompaniments |
| Ablative | ezhiwdenfrom the accompaniment | ezhiwümdenfrom my accompaniment | ezhiwüŋdenfrom your accompaniment | ezhiwündenfrom his accompaniment | ezhiwübüzdenfrom our accompaniment | ezhiwügüzdenfrom you all's accompaniment | ezhiwlerindenfrom their accompaniments |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ezhiwlethe accompaniments | ezhiwlerimmy accompaniments | ezhiwleriŋyour accompaniments | ezhiwlerihis accompaniments | ezhiwleribizour accompaniments | ezhiwlerigizyou all's accompaniments | ezhiwleritheir accompaniments |
| Genitive | ezhiwlenithe accompaniments' | ezhiwlerimimy accompaniments' | ezhiwleriŋiyour accompaniments' | ezhiwlerinihis accompaniments' | ezhiwleribizniour accompaniments' | ezhiwlerigizniyou all's accompaniments' | ezhiwlerinitheir accompaniments' |
| Accusative | ezhiwlenithe accompaniments (as the object) | ezhiwlerimimy accompaniments (as the object) | ezhiwleriŋiyour accompaniments (as the object) | ezhiwlerinhis accompaniments (as the object) | ezhiwleribizniour accompaniments (as the object) | ezhiwlerigizniyou all's accompaniments (as the object) | ezhiwlerintheir accompaniments (as the object) |
| Dative | ezhiwlegeto the accompaniments | ezhiwlerimeto my accompaniments | ezhiwleriŋeto your accompaniments | ezhiwlerineto his accompaniments | ezhiwleribizgeto our accompaniments | ezhiwlerigizgeto you all's accompaniments | ezhiwlerineto their accompaniments |
| Locative | ezhiwledein / at the accompaniments | ezhiwlerimdein / at my accompaniments | ezhiwleriŋdein / at your accompaniments | ezhiwlerindein / at his accompaniments | ezhiwleribizdein / at our accompaniments | ezhiwlerigizdein / at you all's accompaniments | ezhiwlerindein / at their accompaniments |
| Ablative | ezhiwledenfrom the accompaniments | ezhiwlerimdenfrom my accompaniments | ezhiwleriŋdenfrom your accompaniments | ezhiwlerindenfrom his accompaniments | ezhiwleribizdenfrom our accompaniments | ezhiwlerigizdenfrom you all's accompaniments | ezhiwlerindenfrom their accompaniments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ezhiwleri can mean "his / her accompaniments", "their accompaniment", or "their accompaniments" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.