nığış
/nɯʁɯʃ/ · plural nığışla
1. village gathering place, meeting place: the spot where the men of a village meet to talk and settle village matters — The elders of the village gather there to talk, exchange news and pass the time: qartla nığışda olturadıla "the old men are sitting at the gathering place".
- qartla nığışda olturadıla — the old men are sitting at the gathering place
- nığışda olturğan qartla — the elders who sit at the village gathering place
- nığışda qartla bla salamlaşdıq — we greeted the old men at the gathering place
- nığışha köb qart jıyıldı — many old men gathered at the gathering place
- nığış adamdan quru bolmaydı — the gathering place is never empty of people
- qartla nığışha jıyıldıla — the elders gathered at the village gathering place
- nığışha barırğa — to go to the gathering place
- nığışda hapar aytıla edi — stories were being told at the gathering place
2. earthen bank along the outside wall of a house, used as a seat one source
- üynü nığışı — the earthen bank of the house
- nığışda eki qart olturadıla — two old men are sitting on the earthen bank
- nığışda jatıb turadı — he is lying on the earthen bank
Expressions
- buğa terini nığışha çığarsaŋ, çabırlıq çıqmaz — too many cooks
- jaşırğanıŋ nığışda aytılsın — reproach for secrecy
- nığışda aytılsın — let it become public
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nığışthe village gathering place | nığışımmy village gathering place | nığışıŋyour village gathering place | nığışıhis village gathering place | nığışıbızour village gathering place | nığışığızyou all's village gathering place | nığışlarıtheir village gathering places |
| Genitive | nığışnıthe village gathering place's | nığışımımy village gathering place's | nığışıŋıyour village gathering place's | nığışınıhis village gathering place's | nığışıbıznıour village gathering place's | nığışığıznıyou all's village gathering place's | nığışlarınıtheir village gathering places' |
| Accusative | nığışnıthe village gathering place (as the object) | nığışımımy village gathering place (as the object) | nığışıŋıyour village gathering place (as the object) | nığışınhis village gathering place (as the object) | nığışıbıznıour village gathering place (as the object) | nığışığıznıyou all's village gathering place (as the object) | nığışlarıntheir village gathering places (as the object) |
| Dative | nığışhato the village gathering place | nığışımato my village gathering place | nığışıŋato your village gathering place | nığışınato his village gathering place | nığışıbızğato our village gathering place | nığışığızğato you all's village gathering place | nığışlarınato their village gathering places |
| Locative | nığışdain / at the village gathering place | nığışımdain / at my village gathering place | nığışıŋdain / at your village gathering place | nığışındain / at his village gathering place | nığışıbızdain / at our village gathering place | nığışığızdain / at you all's village gathering place | nığışlarındain / at their village gathering places |
| Ablative | nığışdanfrom the village gathering place | nığışımdanfrom my village gathering place | nığışıŋdanfrom your village gathering place | nığışındanfrom his village gathering place | nığışıbızdanfrom our village gathering place | nığışığızdanfrom you all's village gathering place | nığışlarındanfrom their village gathering places |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nığışlathe village gathering places | nığışlarımmy village gathering places | nığışlarıŋyour village gathering places | nığışlarıhis village gathering places | nığışlarıbızour village gathering places | nığışlarığızyou all's village gathering places | nığışlarıtheir village gathering places |
| Genitive | nığışlanıthe village gathering places' | nığışlarımımy village gathering places' | nığışlarıŋıyour village gathering places' | nığışlarınıhis village gathering places' | nığışlarıbıznıour village gathering places' | nığışlarığıznıyou all's village gathering places' | nığışlarınıtheir village gathering places' |
| Accusative | nığışlanıthe village gathering places (as the object) | nığışlarımımy village gathering places (as the object) | nığışlarıŋıyour village gathering places (as the object) | nığışlarınhis village gathering places (as the object) | nığışlarıbıznıour village gathering places (as the object) | nığışlarığıznıyou all's village gathering places (as the object) | nığışlarıntheir village gathering places (as the object) |
| Dative | nığışlağato the village gathering places | nığışlarımato my village gathering places | nığışlarıŋato your village gathering places | nığışlarınato his village gathering places | nığışlarıbızğato our village gathering places | nığışlarığızğato you all's village gathering places | nığışlarınato their village gathering places |
| Locative | nığışladain / at the village gathering places | nığışlarımdain / at my village gathering places | nığışlarıŋdain / at your village gathering places | nığışlarındain / at his village gathering places | nığışlarıbızdain / at our village gathering places | nığışlarığızdain / at you all's village gathering places | nığışlarındain / at their village gathering places |
| Ablative | nığışladanfrom the village gathering places | nığışlarımdanfrom my village gathering places | nığışlarıŋdanfrom your village gathering places | nığışlarındanfrom his village gathering places | nığışlarıbızdanfrom our village gathering places | nığışlarığızdanfrom you all's village gathering places | nığışlarındanfrom their village gathering places |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nığışları can mean "his / her village gathering places", "their village gathering place", or "their village gathering places" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.