mur-mur
/mur-mur/ · plural mur-murla
1. muttering, mumbling, grumbling — Indistinct speech that is hard to hear or understand. Often used with et in the form mur-mur ete.
- ol mur-mur etedi — he mutters
- ne mur-mur etese? — what are you muttering?
- kesi kesine mur-mur ete — muttering to himself
- mur-mur ete jetdi — arrived grumbling
- mur-murun aŋılarğa qıyın edi — it was hard to understand his muttering
2. purring (of a cat)
- kiştik mur-mur etedi — the cat is purring
- mur-mur etgen kiştik — the purring cat
- kiştik mur-mur ete jatadı — the cat lies there purring
- mur-muru hıçıwun körüne edi — its purring seemed pleasant
- jalınŋança, mur-mur ete — purring, as if pleading
3. cooing (of doves)
- kögürçünle mur-mur etedile — the doves are cooing
- kögürçünnü mur-murun eşitdim — I heard the dove's cooing
- kögürçünle qonadıla, mur-mur ete — the doves land, cooing
4. growling, grumbling (of a bear)
- ayü mur-mur ete keledi — the bear comes growling
- ayünü mur-murun eşitdik — we heard the bear's growling
- ayünü mur-muruna uşaş — like a bear's growling
5. grumbler, grouch — Before another noun it means grumpy or quarrelsome: mur-mur adam a grumpy, quarrelsome person.
- mur-mur adam — a grumpy, quarrelsome person
- qonşubuz mur-mur adamdı — our neighbor is a grumpy person
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mur-murthe muttering | mur-murummy muttering | mur-muruŋyour muttering | mur-muruhis muttering | mur-murubuzour muttering | mur-muruğuzyou all's muttering | mur-murlarıtheir mutterings |
| Genitive | mur-murnuthe muttering's | mur-murumumy muttering's | mur-muruŋuyour muttering's | mur-murunuhis muttering's | mur-murubuznuour muttering's | mur-muruğuznuyou all's muttering's | mur-murlarınıtheir mutterings' |
| Accusative | mur-murnuthe muttering (as the object) | mur-murumumy muttering (as the object) | mur-muruŋuyour muttering (as the object) | mur-murunhis muttering (as the object) | mur-murubuznuour muttering (as the object) | mur-muruğuznuyou all's muttering (as the object) | mur-murlarıntheir mutterings (as the object) |
| Dative | mur-murğato the muttering | mur-murumato my muttering | mur-muruŋato your muttering | mur-murunato his muttering | mur-murubuzğato our muttering | mur-muruğuzğato you all's muttering | mur-murlarınato their mutterings |
| Locative | mur-murdain / at the muttering | mur-murumdain / at my muttering | mur-muruŋdain / at your muttering | mur-murundain / at his muttering | mur-murubuzdain / at our muttering | mur-muruğuzdain / at you all's muttering | mur-murlarındain / at their mutterings |
| Ablative | mur-murdanfrom the muttering | mur-murumdanfrom my muttering | mur-muruŋdanfrom your muttering | mur-murundanfrom his muttering | mur-murubuzdanfrom our muttering | mur-muruğuzdanfrom you all's muttering | mur-murlarındanfrom their mutterings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mur-murlathe mutterings | mur-murlarımmy mutterings | mur-murlarıŋyour mutterings | mur-murlarıhis mutterings | mur-murlarıbızour mutterings | mur-murlarığızyou all's mutterings | mur-murlarıtheir mutterings |
| Genitive | mur-murlanıthe mutterings' | mur-murlarımımy mutterings' | mur-murlarıŋıyour mutterings' | mur-murlarınıhis mutterings' | mur-murlarıbıznıour mutterings' | mur-murlarığıznıyou all's mutterings' | mur-murlarınıtheir mutterings' |
| Accusative | mur-murlanıthe mutterings (as the object) | mur-murlarımımy mutterings (as the object) | mur-murlarıŋıyour mutterings (as the object) | mur-murlarınhis mutterings (as the object) | mur-murlarıbıznıour mutterings (as the object) | mur-murlarığıznıyou all's mutterings (as the object) | mur-murlarıntheir mutterings (as the object) |
| Dative | mur-murlağato the mutterings | mur-murlarımato my mutterings | mur-murlarıŋato your mutterings | mur-murlarınato his mutterings | mur-murlarıbızğato our mutterings | mur-murlarığızğato you all's mutterings | mur-murlarınato their mutterings |
| Locative | mur-murladain / at the mutterings | mur-murlarımdain / at my mutterings | mur-murlarıŋdain / at your mutterings | mur-murlarındain / at his mutterings | mur-murlarıbızdain / at our mutterings | mur-murlarığızdain / at you all's mutterings | mur-murlarındain / at their mutterings |
| Ablative | mur-murladanfrom the mutterings | mur-murlarımdanfrom my mutterings | mur-murlarıŋdanfrom your mutterings | mur-murlarındanfrom his mutterings | mur-murlarıbızdanfrom our mutterings | mur-murlarığızdanfrom you all's mutterings | mur-murlarındanfrom their mutterings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mur-murları can mean "his / her mutterings", "their muttering", or "their mutterings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.