mejisuw
/medʒisuw/
1. paganism, heathenism — Before another noun it means pagan, as in mejisuw din "pagan religion".
- mejisuw din — the pagan religion
- mejisuwdan qalğan hramla — temples left over from paganism
- mejisuwdan qalğan adetle — customs left over from paganism
- qaraçaylılanı mejisuw zamanlarında — in the pagan times of the Karachays
- mejisuw zamanda — in pagan times
- mejisuw adam — a pagan person
2. pagan, heathen, fire-worshipper
- ol mejisuw edi — he was a pagan
3. unenlightened, benighted, ignorant
- mejisuw adet — an old backward custom
- mejisuw halq — an unenlightened people
- mejisuw jaşaw — an unenlightened life
As a noun
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mejisuwthe paganism | mejisuwummy paganism | mejisuwuŋyour paganism | mejisuwuhis paganism | mejisuwubuzour paganism | mejisuwuğuzyou all's paganism | mejisuwlarıtheir paganisms |
| Genitive | mejisuwnuthe paganism's | mejisuwumumy paganism's | mejisuwuŋuyour paganism's | mejisuwunuhis paganism's | mejisuwubuznuour paganism's | mejisuwuğuznuyou all's paganism's | mejisuwlarınıtheir paganisms' |
| Accusative | mejisuwnuthe paganism (as the object) | mejisuwumumy paganism (as the object) | mejisuwuŋuyour paganism (as the object) | mejisuwunhis paganism (as the object) | mejisuwubuznuour paganism (as the object) | mejisuwuğuznuyou all's paganism (as the object) | mejisuwlarıntheir paganisms (as the object) |
| Dative | mejisuwğato the paganism | mejisuwumato my paganism | mejisuwuŋato your paganism | mejisuwunato his paganism | mejisuwubuzğato our paganism | mejisuwuğuzğato you all's paganism | mejisuwlarınato their paganisms |
| Locative | mejisuwdain / at the paganism | mejisuwumdain / at my paganism | mejisuwuŋdain / at your paganism | mejisuwundain / at his paganism | mejisuwubuzdain / at our paganism | mejisuwuğuzdain / at you all's paganism | mejisuwlarındain / at their paganisms |
| Ablative | mejisuwdanfrom the paganism | mejisuwumdanfrom my paganism | mejisuwuŋdanfrom your paganism | mejisuwundanfrom his paganism | mejisuwubuzdanfrom our paganism | mejisuwuğuzdanfrom you all's paganism | mejisuwlarındanfrom their paganisms |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mejisuwnuquthe paganism's one | mejisuwnuqulathe paganism's ones |
| Genitive | mejisuwnuqunuof the paganism's one | mejisuwnuqulanıof the paganism's ones |
| Accusative | mejisuwnuqunthe paganism's one (as the object) | mejisuwnuqulanıthe paganism's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | mejisuwnuqunato the paganism's one | mejisuwnuqulağato the paganism's ones |
| Locative | mejisuwnuqundain / at the paganism's one | mejisuwnuquladain / at the paganism's ones |
| Ablative | mejisuwnuqundanfrom the paganism's one | mejisuwnuquladanfrom the paganism's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | mejisuwmaI am unenlightened | mejisuwsayou are unenlightened | mejisuwduhe is unenlightened | mejisuwbuzwe are unenlightened | mejisuwsuzyou all are unenlightened | mejisuwdulathey are unenlightened |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden mejisuwdu — "compared to me, he is unenlightened."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki mejisuwdumine is unenlightened | seniki mejisuwduyours is unenlightened | anıqı mejisuwduhis is unenlightened | bizniki mejisuwduours is unenlightened | sizniki mejisuwduyours (pl.) is unenlightened | alanıqı mejisuwdutheirs is unenlightened |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile mejisuwdulamine are unenlightened | senikile mejisuwdulayours are unenlightened | anıqıla mejisuwdulahis are unenlightened | biznikile mejisuwdulaours are unenlightened | siznikile mejisuwdulayours (pl.) are unenlightened | alanıqıla mejisuwdulatheirs are unenlightened |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu mejisuwdu, bıla mejisuwdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".