mangılay
/ maŋɯlaj /
Definition noun forehead
Found in The face, in detail
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mangılay the forehead | mangılayla the foreheads | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mangılaynı the forehead's | mangılaylanı the foreheads' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mangılaynı the forehead (as the object) | mangılaylanı the foreheads (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mangılayğa to the forehead | mangılaylağa to the foreheads | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mangılayda at / in the forehead | mangılaylada at / in the foreheads | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mangılaydan from the forehead | mangılayladan from the foreheads | 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 | mangılayım my forehead | mangılaylarım my foreheads |
| your | mangılayıng your forehead | mangılaylarıng your foreheads |
| his / her | mangılayı his / her forehead | mangılayları his / her foreheads |
| our | mangılayıbız our forehead | mangılaylarıbız our foreheads |
| you all's | mangılayığız you all's forehead | mangılaylarığız you all's foreheads |
| their | mangılayları their forehead | mangılayları their foreheads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mangılayları can mean "his / her foreheads", "their forehead", or "their foreheads" — context decides.