inay
/inaj/
inay, an old work song sung by girls while weaving or fulling cloth — Girls sang it together as they worked; its refrain begins oy inay.
- qızla inay ayta edile — the girls were singing the inay
- inay aytırğa — to sing the inay
- oy inay, inay — oh inay, inay
- inay tawuş bizden çıqsın — let the sounds of the inay come from us
- eski inay — an old inay
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | inaythe inay | inayımmy inay | inayıŋyour inay | inayıhis inay | inayıbızour inay | inayığızyou all's inay | inaylarıtheir inays |
| Genitive | inaynıthe inay's | inayımımy inay's | inayıŋıyour inay's | inayınıhis inay's | inayıbıznıour inay's | inayığıznıyou all's inay's | inaylarınıtheir inays' |
| Accusative | inaynıthe inay (as the object) | inayımımy inay (as the object) | inayıŋıyour inay (as the object) | inayınhis inay (as the object) | inayıbıznıour inay (as the object) | inayığıznıyou all's inay (as the object) | inaylarıntheir inays (as the object) |
| Dative | inayğato the inay | inayımato my inay | inayıŋato your inay | inayınato his inay | inayıbızğato our inay | inayığızğato you all's inay | inaylarınato their inays |
| Locative | inaydain / at the inay | inayımdain / at my inay | inayıŋdain / at your inay | inayındain / at his inay | inayıbızdain / at our inay | inayığızdain / at you all's inay | inaylarındain / at their inays |
| Ablative | inaydanfrom the inay | inayımdanfrom my inay | inayıŋdanfrom your inay | inayındanfrom his inay | inayıbızdanfrom our inay | inayığızdanfrom you all's inay | inaylarındanfrom their inays |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.