hıyla
/ xɯjla /
Definitions noun cunning, guile, ruse, trick, dodge
Definitions noun cunning, wily, artful
Definitions noun cunning person, trickster, sharper
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hıyla the cunning | hıylala the cunnings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hıylanı the cunning's | hıylalanı the cunnings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hıylanı the cunning (as the object) | hıylalanı the cunnings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hıylağa to the cunning | hıylalağa to the cunnings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hıylada at / in the cunning | hıylalada at / in the cunnings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hıyladan from the cunning | hıylaladan from the cunnings | 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 | hıylam my cunning | hıylalarım my cunnings |
| your | hıylaŋ your cunning | hıylalarıŋ your cunnings |
| his / her | hıylası his / her cunning | hıylaları his / her cunnings |
| our | hıylabız our cunning | hıylalarıbız our cunnings |
| you all's | hıylağız you all's cunning | hıylalarığız you all's cunnings |
| their | hıylaları their cunning | hıylaları their cunnings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hıylaları can mean "his / her cunnings", "their cunning", or "their cunnings" — context decides.