namaz
/namaz/
Definition
namaz, daily ritual prayer
- tang namazın qılıb işge başladı — performing the dawn prayer, he started work
- namazdan sora alğış etdi — offered a blessing after prayer
- juma kün namazğa bardı — went to Friday prayer
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | namazthe namaz | namazlathe namazes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | namaznıthe namaz's | namazlanıthe namazes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | namaznıthe namaz (as the object) | namazlanıthe namazes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | namazğato the namaz | namazlağato the namazes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | namazdaat / in the namaz | namazladaat / in the namazes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | namazdanfrom the namaz | namazladanfrom the namazes | 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 | namazımmy namaz | namazlarımmy namazes |
| your | namazıngyour namaz | namazlarıngyour namazes |
| his / her | namazıhis / her namaz | namazlarıhis / her namazes |
| our | namazıbızour namaz | namazlarıbızour namazes |
| you all's | namazığızyou all's namaz | namazlarığızyou all's namazes |
| their | namazlarıtheir namaz | namazlarıtheir namazes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: namazları can mean "his / her namazes", "their namaz", or "their namazes" — context decides.