nyam
/njam/ · plural nyamla
food (a children's word) — A children's word, used when speaking to young children; the doubled form nyam-nyam means the same. nyam et (or nyam-nyam et) means "eat!", said to a child.
- nyam-nyam et! — eat!
- nyam et! — eat!
- menŋe nyam ber — give me food
- nyam qayda? — where is the food?
- bala nyam aşaydı — the child is eating food
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nyamthe food | nyamımmy food | nyamıŋyour food | nyamıhis food | nyamıbızour food | nyamığızyou all's food | nyamlarıtheir foods |
| Genitive | nyamnıthe food's | nyamımımy food's | nyamıŋıyour food's | nyamınıhis food's | nyamıbıznıour food's | nyamığıznıyou all's food's | nyamlarınıtheir foods' |
| Accusative | nyamnıthe food (as the object) | nyamımımy food (as the object) | nyamıŋıyour food (as the object) | nyamınhis food (as the object) | nyamıbıznıour food (as the object) | nyamığıznıyou all's food (as the object) | nyamlarıntheir foods (as the object) |
| Dative | nyamğato the food | nyamımato my food | nyamıŋato your food | nyamınato his food | nyamıbızğato our food | nyamığızğato you all's food | nyamlarınato their foods |
| Locative | nyamdain / at the food | nyamımdain / at my food | nyamıŋdain / at your food | nyamındain / at his food | nyamıbızdain / at our food | nyamığızdain / at you all's food | nyamlarındain / at their foods |
| Ablative | nyamdanfrom the food | nyamımdanfrom my food | nyamıŋdanfrom your food | nyamındanfrom his food | nyamıbızdanfrom our food | nyamığızdanfrom you all's food | nyamlarındanfrom their foods |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nyamlathe foods | nyamlarımmy foods | nyamlarıŋyour foods | nyamlarıhis foods | nyamlarıbızour foods | nyamlarığızyou all's foods | nyamlarıtheir foods |
| Genitive | nyamlanıthe foods' | nyamlarımımy foods' | nyamlarıŋıyour foods' | nyamlarınıhis foods' | nyamlarıbıznıour foods' | nyamlarığıznıyou all's foods' | nyamlarınıtheir foods' |
| Accusative | nyamlanıthe foods (as the object) | nyamlarımımy foods (as the object) | nyamlarıŋıyour foods (as the object) | nyamlarınhis foods (as the object) | nyamlarıbıznıour foods (as the object) | nyamlarığıznıyou all's foods (as the object) | nyamlarıntheir foods (as the object) |
| Dative | nyamlağato the foods | nyamlarımato my foods | nyamlarıŋato your foods | nyamlarınato his foods | nyamlarıbızğato our foods | nyamlarığızğato you all's foods | nyamlarınato their foods |
| Locative | nyamladain / at the foods | nyamlarımdain / at my foods | nyamlarıŋdain / at your foods | nyamlarındain / at his foods | nyamlarıbızdain / at our foods | nyamlarığızdain / at you all's foods | nyamlarındain / at their foods |
| Ablative | nyamladanfrom the foods | nyamlarımdanfrom my foods | nyamlarıŋdanfrom your foods | nyamlarındanfrom his foods | nyamlarıbızdanfrom our foods | nyamlarığızdanfrom you all's foods | nyamlarındanfrom their foods |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nyamları can mean "his / her foods", "their food", or "their foods" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.