mıdıh
/mɯdɯx/
Definitions
1. embers, live coals, glowing heat
- otnu mıdıhı — the embers of the fire
- közleri mıdıhça janadıla — his eyes burn like live coals
- mıdıhnı külge kömdü — he buried the embers in the ash
2. ardour, burning zeal
- işge mıdıhı bardı — he has an ardour for the work
- jüregini mıdıhı sönmegendi — the ardour of his heart has not gone out
- mıdıhı bla işleydi — he works with ardour
Related
ötcollocationbile, gall; courage, boldness, nerve, resolve
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mıdıhthe embers | mıdıhlathe emberses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mıdıhnıthe embers' | mıdıhlanıthe emberses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mıdıhnıthe embers (as the object) | mıdıhlanıthe emberses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mıdıhhato the embers | mıdıhlağato the emberses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mıdıhdaat / in the embers | mıdıhladaat / in the emberses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mıdıhdanfrom the embers | mıdıhladanfrom the emberses | 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 | mıdıhımmy embers | mıdıhlarımmy emberses |
| your | mıdıhıngyour embers | mıdıhlarıngyour emberses |
| his / her | mıdıhıhis / her embers | mıdıhlarıhis / her emberses |
| our | mıdıhıbızour embers | mıdıhlarıbızour emberses |
| you all's | mıdıhığızyou all's embers | mıdıhlarığızyou all's emberses |
| their | mıdıhlarıtheir embers | mıdıhlarıtheir emberses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mıdıhları can mean "his / her emberses", "their embers", or "their emberses" — context decides.