meliwan
/meliwan/
Definitions
1. a million
- meliwan som — a million roubles
- meliwan adam — a million people
- meliwan julduz — a million stars
2. a great number of something, a multitude
- allayla meliwandıla — there are a great many of that sort
- meliwan zatla — a great many things
- adamla meliwandıla — there is a multitude of people
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or .As a numeral
Counting forms
| cardinal — the number | meliwana million |
|---|---|
| ordinal — in order | meliwanınçıthe millionth |
Above six our sources show no people-counting form, so only the ordinal is listed here. The numbers bank shows how these combine into larger numbers.
As a noun
Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | meliwanthe multitude | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | meliwannıthe multitude's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | meliwannıthe multitude (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | meliwangato the multitude | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | meliwandaat / in the multitude | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | meliwandanfrom the multitude | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | meliwanımmy multitude |
| your | meliwanıngyour multitude |
| his / her | meliwanıhis / her multitude |
| our | meliwanıbızour multitude |
| you all's | meliwanığızyou all's multitude |
| their | meliwanlarıtheir multitude |
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.