maqam
/ maqam /
Definitions noun tune, melody, air, motif
Definitions noun voice, sound
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maqam the tune | maqamla the tunes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | maqamnı the tune's | maqamlanı the tunes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | maqamnı the tune (as the object) | maqamlanı the tunes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | maqamğa to the tune | maqamlağa to the tunes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | maqamda at / in the tune | maqamlada at / in the tunes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | maqamdan from the tune | maqamladan from the tunes | 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 | maqamım my tune | maqamlarım my tunes |
| your | maqamıŋ your tune | maqamlarıŋ your tunes |
| his / her | maqamı his / her tune | maqamları his / her tunes |
| our | maqamıbız our tune | maqamlarıbız our tunes |
| you all's | maqamığız you all's tune | maqamlarığız you all's tunes |
| their | maqamları their tune | maqamları their tunes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: maqamları can mean "his / her tunes", "their tune", or "their tunes" — context decides.