medet
/medet/ · plural medetle
1. alas, what a pity — Often used in the phrases ay medet and ne medet; doubled ay medet ay medet expresses strong regret.
- ay medet! — alas!
- ay medet ay medet! — alas, alas, what a pity!
- ne medet, keç qaldıq — what a pity, we were late
- ay medet, qalay jazıq! — alas, how pitiful!
- medet, ol kün qaytmaz — alas, that day will not come back
2. help — Used in ay medet followed by the name of God, as a cry to God for help.
- ay medet, Allah! — help, O God!
- medet, Allah! — help, O God!
- medet deb qolun költürdü — crying "help!" he raised his hand
Expressions
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | medetthe help | medetimmy help | medetiŋyour help | medetihis help | medetibizour help | medetigizyou all's help | medetleritheir helps |
| Genitive | medetnithe help's | medetimimy help's | medetiŋiyour help's | medetinihis help's | medetibizniour help's | medetigizniyou all's help's | medetlerinitheir helps' |
| Accusative | medetnithe help (as the object) | medetimimy help (as the object) | medetiŋiyour help (as the object) | medetinhis help (as the object) | medetibizniour help (as the object) | medetigizniyou all's help (as the object) | medetlerintheir helps (as the object) |
| Dative | medetgeto the help | medetimeto my help | medetiŋeto your help | medetineto his help | medetibizgeto our help | medetigizgeto you all's help | medetlerineto their helps |
| Locative | medetdein / at the help | medetimdein / at my help | medetiŋdein / at your help | medetindein / at his help | medetibizdein / at our help | medetigizdein / at you all's help | medetlerindein / at their helps |
| Ablative | medetdenfrom the help | medetimdenfrom my help | medetiŋdenfrom your help | medetindenfrom his help | medetibizdenfrom our help | medetigizdenfrom you all's help | medetlerindenfrom their helps |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | medetlethe helps | medetlerimmy helps | medetleriŋyour helps | medetlerihis helps | medetleribizour helps | medetlerigizyou all's helps | medetleritheir helps |
| Genitive | medetlenithe helps' | medetlerimimy helps' | medetleriŋiyour helps' | medetlerinihis helps' | medetleribizniour helps' | medetlerigizniyou all's helps' | medetlerinitheir helps' |
| Accusative | medetlenithe helps (as the object) | medetlerimimy helps (as the object) | medetleriŋiyour helps (as the object) | medetlerinhis helps (as the object) | medetleribizniour helps (as the object) | medetlerigizniyou all's helps (as the object) | medetlerintheir helps (as the object) |
| Dative | medetlegeto the helps | medetlerimeto my helps | medetleriŋeto your helps | medetlerineto his helps | medetleribizgeto our helps | medetlerigizgeto you all's helps | medetlerineto their helps |
| Locative | medetledein / at the helps | medetlerimdein / at my helps | medetleriŋdein / at your helps | medetlerindein / at his helps | medetleribizdein / at our helps | medetlerigizdein / at you all's helps | medetlerindein / at their helps |
| Ablative | medetledenfrom the helps | medetlerimdenfrom my helps | medetleriŋdenfrom your helps | medetlerindenfrom his helps | medetleribizdenfrom our helps | medetlerigizdenfrom you all's helps | medetlerindenfrom their helps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: medetleri can mean "his / her helps", "their help", or "their helps" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.