namıs
/ namɯs /
Definitions noun honour, dignity, conscience
Definitions noun good breeding, manners, decency, propriety
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | namıs the honour | namısla the honours | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | namısnı the honour's | namıslanı the honours' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | namısnı the honour (as the object) | namıslanı the honours (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | namısha to the honour | namıslağa to the honours | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | namısda at / in the honour | namıslada at / in the honours | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | namısdan from the honour | namısladan from the honours | 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 | namısım my honour | namıslarım my honours |
| your | namısıŋ your honour | namıslarıŋ your honours |
| his / her | namısı his / her honour | namısları his / her honours |
| our | namısıbız our honour | namıslarıbız our honours |
| you all's | namısığız you all's honour | namıslarığız you all's honours |
| their | namısları their honour | namısları their honours |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: namısları can mean "his / her honours", "their honour", or "their honours" — context decides.