fal
/fal/ · plural falla
fortune-telling, divination, prediction of someone's fate — Done, for example, by opening a book at random or by laying out stones. Used with aç "open": fal açma "do not tell fortunes". Guzeev 1996–2005 marks it archaic.
- fal açma — do not tell fortunes
- qart tişirıw fal açdı — the old woman told a fortune
- men falğa iynanmayma — I do not believe in fortune-telling
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | falthe fortune-telling | falımmy fortune-telling | falıŋyour fortune-telling | falıhis fortune-telling | falıbızour fortune-telling | falığızyou all's fortune-telling | fallarıtheir fortune-telling |
| Genitive | falnıthe fortune-telling's | falımımy fortune-telling's | falıŋıyour fortune-telling's | falınıhis fortune-telling's | falıbıznıour fortune-telling's | falığıznıyou all's fortune-telling's | fallarınıtheir fortune-telling's |
| Accusative | falnıthe fortune-telling (as the object) | falımımy fortune-telling (as the object) | falıŋıyour fortune-telling (as the object) | falınhis fortune-telling (as the object) | falıbıznıour fortune-telling (as the object) | falığıznıyou all's fortune-telling (as the object) | fallarıntheir fortune-telling (as the object) |
| Dative | falğato the fortune-telling | falımato my fortune-telling | falıŋato your fortune-telling | falınato his fortune-telling | falıbızğato our fortune-telling | falığızğato you all's fortune-telling | fallarınato their fortune-telling |
| Locative | faldain / at the fortune-telling | falımdain / at my fortune-telling | falıŋdain / at your fortune-telling | falındain / at his fortune-telling | falıbızdain / at our fortune-telling | falığızdain / at you all's fortune-telling | fallarındain / at their fortune-telling |
| Ablative | faldanfrom the fortune-telling | falımdanfrom my fortune-telling | falıŋdanfrom your fortune-telling | falındanfrom his fortune-telling | falıbızdanfrom our fortune-telling | falığızdanfrom you all's fortune-telling | fallarındanfrom their fortune-telling |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fallathe fortune-telling | fallarımmy fortune-telling | fallarıŋyour fortune-telling | fallarıhis fortune-telling | fallarıbızour fortune-telling | fallarığızyou all's fortune-telling | fallarıtheir fortune-telling |
| Genitive | fallanıthe fortune-telling's | fallarımımy fortune-telling's | fallarıŋıyour fortune-telling's | fallarınıhis fortune-telling's | fallarıbıznıour fortune-telling's | fallarığıznıyou all's fortune-telling's | fallarınıtheir fortune-telling's |
| Accusative | fallanıthe fortune-telling (as the object) | fallarımımy fortune-telling (as the object) | fallarıŋıyour fortune-telling (as the object) | fallarınhis fortune-telling (as the object) | fallarıbıznıour fortune-telling (as the object) | fallarığıznıyou all's fortune-telling (as the object) | fallarıntheir fortune-telling (as the object) |
| Dative | fallağato the fortune-telling | fallarımato my fortune-telling | fallarıŋato your fortune-telling | fallarınato his fortune-telling | fallarıbızğato our fortune-telling | fallarığızğato you all's fortune-telling | fallarınato their fortune-telling |
| Locative | falladain / at the fortune-telling | fallarımdain / at my fortune-telling | fallarıŋdain / at your fortune-telling | fallarındain / at his fortune-telling | fallarıbızdain / at our fortune-telling | fallarığızdain / at you all's fortune-telling | fallarındain / at their fortune-telling |
| Ablative | falladanfrom the fortune-telling | fallarımdanfrom my fortune-telling | fallarıŋdanfrom your fortune-telling | fallarındanfrom his fortune-telling | fallarıbızdanfrom our fortune-telling | fallarığızdanfrom you all's fortune-telling | fallarındanfrom their fortune-telling |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: falları can mean "his / her fortune-telling", "their fortune-telling", or "their fortune-telling" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.