maymul
/majmul/
Definitions
1. monkey, ape
- maymul küzgüge qarağança — like a monkey looking in a mirror
- maymul adamğa uşaydı — the monkey resembles a man
- maymulçuqnu körüb quwandı — she was glad to see the little monkey
2. a very ugly person — colloquial, and abusive of a person
- tükburun maymul — a snub-nosed monkey
- maymul deb qoydu — he simply called him a monkey
- maymul deb aytma adamğa — do not call a person a monkey
3. the carved ridge-post of a roof
- üynü maymulu — the ridge-post of the house
- ağaç maymul — a wooden ridge-post
- maymulğa oyuw salğandıla — they carved a pattern on the ridge-post
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maymulthe monkey | maymullathe monkeys | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | maymulnuthe monkey's | maymullanıthe monkeys' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | maymulnuthe monkey (as the object) | maymullanıthe monkeys (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | maymulğato the monkey | maymullağato the monkeys | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | maymuldaat / in the monkey | maymulladaat / in the monkeys | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | maymuldanfrom the monkey | maymulladanfrom the monkeys | 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 | maymulummy monkey | maymullarımmy monkeys |
| your | maymulungyour monkey | maymullarıngyour monkeys |
| his / her | maymuluhis / her monkey | maymullarıhis / her monkeys |
| our | maymulubuzour monkey | maymullarıbızour monkeys |
| you all's | maymuluğuzyou all's monkey | maymullarığızyou all's monkeys |
| their | maymullarıtheir monkey | maymullarıtheir monkeys |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: maymulları can mean "his / her monkeys", "their monkey", or "their monkeys" — context decides.