hamayıl
/xamajɯl/
Definition
prayer book, a small book of scripture carried on the person
- hurjun hamayıl — a pocket prayer book
- hamayılnı oqurğa — to read the prayer book
- hamayılnı boynuna taqdı — he hung the prayer book round his neck
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hamayılthe prayer book | hamayıllathe prayer books | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hamayılnıthe prayer book's | hamayıllanıthe prayer books' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hamayılnıthe prayer book (as the object) | hamayıllanıthe prayer books (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hamayılğato the prayer book | hamayıllağato the prayer books | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hamayıldaat / in the prayer book | hamayılladaat / in the prayer books | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hamayıldanfrom the prayer book | hamayılladanfrom the prayer books | 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 | hamayılımmy prayer book | hamayıllarımmy prayer books |
| your | hamayılıngyour prayer book | hamayıllarıngyour prayer books |
| his / her | hamayılıhis / her prayer book | hamayıllarıhis / her prayer books |
| our | hamayılıbızour prayer book | hamayıllarıbızour prayer books |
| you all's | hamayılığızyou all's prayer book | hamayıllarığızyou all's prayer books |
| their | hamayıllarıtheir prayer book | hamayıllarıtheir prayer books |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hamayılları can mean "his / her prayer books", "their prayer book", or "their prayer books" — context decides.