nayıb
/najɯb/
Definition
a deputy and close associate of a ruler, especially one of Shamil's lieutenants
- şamilni nayıbları — Shamil's lieutenants
- nayıbnı sözü — the word of the lieutenant
- nayıbla jıyıldıla — the lieutenants gathered
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nayıbthe deputy | nayıblathe deputies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | nayıbnıthe deputy's | nayıblanıthe deputies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | nayıbnıthe deputy (as the object) | nayıblanıthe deputies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | nayıbhato the deputy | nayıblağato the deputies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | nayıbdaat / in the deputy | nayıbladaat / in the deputies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | nayıbdanfrom the deputy | nayıbladanfrom the deputies | 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 | nayıbımmy deputy | nayıblarımmy deputies |
| your | nayıbıngyour deputy | nayıblarıngyour deputies |
| his / her | nayıbıhis / her deputy | nayıblarıhis / her deputies |
| our | nayıbıbızour deputy | nayıblarıbızour deputies |
| you all's | nayıbığızyou all's deputy | nayıblarığızyou all's deputies |
| their | nayıblarıtheir deputy | nayıblarıtheir deputies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nayıbları can mean "his / her deputies", "their deputy", or "their deputies" — context decides.