iynam
/ijnam/
Definitions
1. belief, faith, firm conviction
- iynamı joqdu — he has no faith
- iynamı bolğan adam — a person of faith
- çeksiz iynam — boundless faith
2. trust, confidence placed in someone
- ötürükçüge iynam joq — there is no trusting a liar
- iynamın tas eterge — to lose one's trust
- bir birge iynam — trust in one another
Related
iynamlıhavingtrustworthy, such as can be relied upon as true; reliably, in a way that can be trusted
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | iynamthe belief | iynamlathe beliefs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | iynamnıthe belief's | iynamlanıthe beliefs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | iynamnıthe belief (as the object) | iynamlanıthe beliefs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | iynamğato the belief | iynamlağato the beliefs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | iynamdaat / in the belief | iynamladaat / in the beliefs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | iynamdanfrom the belief | iynamladanfrom the beliefs | 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 | iynamımmy belief | iynamlarımmy beliefs |
| your | iynamıngyour belief | iynamlarıngyour beliefs |
| his / her | iynamıhis / her belief | iynamlarıhis / her beliefs |
| our | iynamıbızour belief | iynamlarıbızour beliefs |
| you all's | iynamığızyou all's belief | iynamlarığızyou all's beliefs |
| their | iynamlarıtheir belief | iynamlarıtheir beliefs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: iynamları can mean "his / her beliefs", "their belief", or "their beliefs" — context decides.