kelam
/kelam/
Definitions
1. the revealed word of God, the divine speech recorded in scripture
- allahnı kelamı — the word of God
- allahnı sıylı kelamı — God's holy word
- kelamında da bardı — it is there in his revealed word too
2. an utterance, something said
- salam-kelam — greeting and talk
- salam-kelam eterge — to exchange greetings and words
- qonşula bla salam-kelam — greetings and words with the neighbours
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kelamthe word of God | kelamlathe word of Gods | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kelamnıthe word of God's | kelamlanıthe word of Gods' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kelamnıthe word of God (as the object) | kelamlanıthe word of Gods (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kelamğato the word of God | kelamlağato the word of Gods | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kelamdaat / in the word of God | kelamladaat / in the word of Gods | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kelamdanfrom the word of God | kelamladanfrom the word of Gods | 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 | kelamımmy word of God | kelamlarımmy word of Gods |
| your | kelamıngyour word of God | kelamlarıngyour word of Gods |
| his / her | kelamıhis / her word of God | kelamlarıhis / her word of Gods |
| our | kelamıbızour word of God | kelamlarıbızour word of Gods |
| you all's | kelamığızyou all's word of God | kelamlarığızyou all's word of Gods |
| their | kelamlarıtheir word of God | kelamlarıtheir word of Gods |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kelamları can mean "his / her word of Gods", "their word of God", or "their word of Gods" — context decides.