jılaw
/dʒɯlaw/
Definitions
1. weeping, crying
- sabiyni jılawu — the crying of a child
- üyde jılaw tawuşla eşitiledile — sounds of weeping are heard in the house
- jılawdan közleri qızarğandıla — her eyes have reddened from weeping
2. lamentation for a dead person; ritual mourning
- jılaw eterge — to lament the dead
- jılawun eterge — to lament him
- jılaw eterge kelgendile — they have come to lament the dead
3. grief, affliction, misfortune
- anı üyüne jılaw tüşdü — grief has come upon his house
- jılaw bla qıyınlıq — grief and hardship
- üyge jılaw keldi — grief has come to the house
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jılawthe weeping | jılawlathe weepings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jılawnuthe weeping's | jılawlanıthe weepings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jılawnuthe weeping (as the object) | jılawlanıthe weepings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jılawğato the weeping | jılawlağato the weepings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jılawdaat / in the weeping | jılawladaat / in the weepings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jılawdanfrom the weeping | jılawladanfrom the weepings | 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 | jılawummy weeping | jılawlarımmy weepings |
| your | jılawungyour weeping | jılawlarıngyour weepings |
| his / her | jılawuhis / her weeping | jılawlarıhis / her weepings |
| our | jılawubuzour weeping | jılawlarıbızour weepings |
| you all's | jılawuğuzyou all's weeping | jılawlarığızyou all's weepings |
| their | jılawlarıtheir weeping | jılawlarıtheir weepings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jılawları can mean "his / her weepings", "their weeping", or "their weepings" — context decides.