muadzin
/muadzin/
Definition
muezzin, the man who calls the faithful to prayer from a mosque
- muadzin azan etedi — the muezzin gives the call to prayer
- muadzinni awazı uzaqğa jetdi — the muezzin's voice carried far
- muadzin minarağa çıqdı — the muezzin climbed the minaret
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | muadzinthe muezzin | muadzinlethe muezzins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | muadzinnithe muezzin's | muadzinlenithe muezzins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | muadzinnithe muezzin (as the object) | muadzinlenithe muezzins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | muadzingeto the muezzin | muadzinlegeto the muezzins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | muadzindeat / in the muezzin | muadzinledeat / in the muezzins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | muadzindenfrom the muezzin | muadzinledenfrom the muezzins | 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 | muadzinimmy muezzin | muadzinlerimmy muezzins |
| your | muadziningyour muezzin | muadzinleringyour muezzins |
| his / her | muadzinihis / her muezzin | muadzinlerihis / her muezzins |
| our | muadzinibizour muezzin | muadzinleribizour muezzins |
| you all's | muadzinigizyou all's muezzin | muadzinlerigizyou all's muezzins |
| their | muadzinleritheir muezzin | muadzinleritheir muezzins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: muadzinleri can mean "his / her muezzins", "their muezzin", or "their muezzins" — context decides.