ıstım
/ɯstɯm/
Definition
eighth night after a birth, the eighth night after a child's birth, and the celebration held on it
- ıstım keçe — the eighth night after a birth
- ıstım toy — the dancing and merrymaking of the eighth night
- ıstımğa jıyılırğa — to gather for the eighth-night celebration
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ıstımthe eighth night after a birth | ıstımlathe eighth night after a births | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ıstımnıthe eighth night after a birth's | ıstımlanıthe eighth night after a births' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ıstımnıthe eighth night after a birth (as the object) | ıstımlanıthe eighth night after a births (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ıstımğato the eighth night after a birth | ıstımlağato the eighth night after a births | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ıstımdaat / in the eighth night after a birth | ıstımladaat / in the eighth night after a births | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ıstımdanfrom the eighth night after a birth | ıstımladanfrom the eighth night after a births | 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 | ıstımımmy eighth night after a birth | ıstımlarımmy eighth night after a births |
| your | ıstımıngyour eighth night after a birth | ıstımlarıngyour eighth night after a births |
| his / her | ıstımıhis / her eighth night after a birth | ıstımlarıhis / her eighth night after a births |
| our | ıstımıbızour eighth night after a birth | ıstımlarıbızour eighth night after a births |
| you all's | ıstımığızyou all's eighth night after a birth | ıstımlarığızyou all's eighth night after a births |
| their | ıstımlarıtheir eighth night after a birth | ıstımlarıtheir eighth night after a births |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ıstımları can mean "his / her eighth night after a births", "their eighth night after a birth", or "their eighth night after a births" — context decides.