onow
/onow/ · plural onowla
1. advice, counsel, guidance
- onow soruw — asking for advice
- onow bla boluş — help with advice
- onow bla ua boluşalırma — but I can help with advice
- üylü onow — family advice
- Domalayğa onow sora kelgen qartla — the old men who came to ask Domalay for advice
2. decision, resolution
- oyumsuz onow — an ill-considered decision
- igi onow — a good decision
- ters onow — a wrong decision
- jıyılıwnu onowu — the meeting's decision
- tamadanı onowu bla — by the elder's decision
- onow begitiw — adopting a decision
- başha onow eterge — to make a different decision
3. order, directive, instruction
- başçını onowun tolturdula — they carried out the leader's order
- onowğa boysundu — he obeyed the order
- onownu bildirdim — I announced the order
- qralnı bir onowlarına boyun salırğa — to submit to some directives of the state
4. power, authority, rule, governance, leadership
- onowda aylanŋan adam — a person in authority
- onownu süygen adamla — people who love power
- onownu qolda tutarğa — to hold power in one's hands
- onownu jürütüw — exercising authority
- ata-ananı onowu — the parents' authority
- kesini onowun salır — he will impose his own rule
5. consultation, deliberative meeting
- onow-keŋeş boldula — they held a consultation
- men onowğa barmadım — I did not go to the consultation
- onowğa da qoşulluqsuz — you will also join the consultation
6. opinion
- ne onowuŋ bardı? — what is your opinion?
- onowuŋu ayt — say your opinion
- meni onowum başhadı — my opinion is different
Expressions
- baş onowun eterge — arrange a marriage
- onow – aliyde, açhıç – habiyde — no way out
- onow amaltın tüb boldu — want of leadership
- onow qolunda bolurğa — in someone's power
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | onowthe advice | onowummy advice | onowuŋyour advice | onowuhis advice | onowubuzour advice | onowuğuzyou all's advice | onowlarıtheir advices |
| Genitive | onownuthe advice's | onowumumy advice's | onowuŋuyour advice's | onowunuhis advice's | onowubuznuour advice's | onowuğuznuyou all's advice's | onowlarınıtheir advices' |
| Accusative | onownuthe advice (as the object) | onowumumy advice (as the object) | onowuŋuyour advice (as the object) | onowunhis advice (as the object) | onowubuznuour advice (as the object) | onowuğuznuyou all's advice (as the object) | onowlarıntheir advices (as the object) |
| Dative | onowğato the advice | onowumato my advice | onowuŋato your advice | onowunato his advice | onowubuzğato our advice | onowuğuzğato you all's advice | onowlarınato their advices |
| Locative | onowdain / at the advice | onowumdain / at my advice | onowuŋdain / at your advice | onowundain / at his advice | onowubuzdain / at our advice | onowuğuzdain / at you all's advice | onowlarındain / at their advices |
| Ablative | onowdanfrom the advice | onowumdanfrom my advice | onowuŋdanfrom your advice | onowundanfrom his advice | onowubuzdanfrom our advice | onowuğuzdanfrom you all's advice | onowlarındanfrom their advices |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | onowlathe advices | onowlarımmy advices | onowlarıŋyour advices | onowlarıhis advices | onowlarıbızour advices | onowlarığızyou all's advices | onowlarıtheir advices |
| Genitive | onowlanıthe advices' | onowlarımımy advices' | onowlarıŋıyour advices' | onowlarınıhis advices' | onowlarıbıznıour advices' | onowlarığıznıyou all's advices' | onowlarınıtheir advices' |
| Accusative | onowlanıthe advices (as the object) | onowlarımımy advices (as the object) | onowlarıŋıyour advices (as the object) | onowlarınhis advices (as the object) | onowlarıbıznıour advices (as the object) | onowlarığıznıyou all's advices (as the object) | onowlarıntheir advices (as the object) |
| Dative | onowlağato the advices | onowlarımato my advices | onowlarıŋato your advices | onowlarınato his advices | onowlarıbızğato our advices | onowlarığızğato you all's advices | onowlarınato their advices |
| Locative | onowladain / at the advices | onowlarımdain / at my advices | onowlarıŋdain / at your advices | onowlarındain / at his advices | onowlarıbızdain / at our advices | onowlarığızdain / at you all's advices | onowlarındain / at their advices |
| Ablative | onowladanfrom the advices | onowlarımdanfrom my advices | onowlarıŋdanfrom your advices | onowlarındanfrom his advices | onowlarıbızdanfrom our advices | onowlarığızdanfrom you all's advices | onowlarındanfrom their advices |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: onowları can mean "his / her advices", "their advice", or "their advices" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.