küw
/kyw/ · plural küwle
Balkar spelling: küy
1. lament, elegy, mourning song for the dead, or its tune
- küw eterge — to compose a lament
- ölgenŋe küw etdile — they made a lament for the one who had died
- Qobanıbız mıdah küwle etedi — our Kuban sang sorrowful laments
- mıdah küwle — sorrowful laments
- küwnü maqamı — the melody of the lament
2. melody, tune
- ariw küw — a beautiful melody
- qobuznu küwü — the tune of the accordion
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küwthe lament | küwümmy lament | küwüŋyour lament | küwühis lament | küwübüzour lament | küwügüzyou all's lament | küwleritheir laments |
| Genitive | küwnüthe lament's | küwümümy lament's | küwüŋüyour lament's | küwünühis lament's | küwübüznüour lament's | küwügüznüyou all's lament's | küwlerinitheir laments' |
| Accusative | küwnüthe lament (as the object) | küwümümy lament (as the object) | küwüŋüyour lament (as the object) | küwünhis lament (as the object) | küwübüznüour lament (as the object) | küwügüznüyou all's lament (as the object) | küwlerintheir laments (as the object) |
| Dative | küwgeto the lament | küwümeto my lament | küwüŋeto your lament | küwüneto his lament | küwübüzgeto our lament | küwügüzgeto you all's lament | küwlerineto their laments |
| Locative | küwdein / at the lament | küwümdein / at my lament | küwüŋdein / at your lament | küwündein / at his lament | küwübüzdein / at our lament | küwügüzdein / at you all's lament | küwlerindein / at their laments |
| Ablative | küwdenfrom the lament | küwümdenfrom my lament | küwüŋdenfrom your lament | küwündenfrom his lament | küwübüzdenfrom our lament | küwügüzdenfrom you all's lament | küwlerindenfrom their laments |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küwlethe laments | küwlerimmy laments | küwleriŋyour laments | küwlerihis laments | küwleribizour laments | küwlerigizyou all's laments | küwleritheir laments |
| Genitive | küwlenithe laments' | küwlerimimy laments' | küwleriŋiyour laments' | küwlerinihis laments' | küwleribizniour laments' | küwlerigizniyou all's laments' | küwlerinitheir laments' |
| Accusative | küwlenithe laments (as the object) | küwlerimimy laments (as the object) | küwleriŋiyour laments (as the object) | küwlerinhis laments (as the object) | küwleribizniour laments (as the object) | küwlerigizniyou all's laments (as the object) | küwlerintheir laments (as the object) |
| Dative | küwlegeto the laments | küwlerimeto my laments | küwleriŋeto your laments | küwlerineto his laments | küwleribizgeto our laments | küwlerigizgeto you all's laments | küwlerineto their laments |
| Locative | küwledein / at the laments | küwlerimdein / at my laments | küwleriŋdein / at your laments | küwlerindein / at his laments | küwleribizdein / at our laments | küwlerigizdein / at you all's laments | küwlerindein / at their laments |
| Ablative | küwledenfrom the laments | küwlerimdenfrom my laments | küwleriŋdenfrom your laments | küwlerindenfrom his laments | küwleribizdenfrom our laments | küwlerigizdenfrom you all's laments | küwlerindenfrom their laments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: küwleri can mean "his / her laments", "their lament", or "their laments" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.