pay
/paj/ · plural payla
1. share, portion, part — Also the share of money someone puts into a joint undertaking, as in pay qoşuw "contributing a share".
- pay qoşuw — contributing a share
- payın aldı — he took his share
- pay-pay eterge — to divide into shares
- üç etib bir payı — one third of it
- payğa qoşulurğa — to buy into a share
- kesine jetgen paynı tolu alırğa — to take in full the share that fell to oneself
2. pool, stake in a game of knucklebones or cards
- aşıq oyunda pay salırğa — to put up the pool in a game of knucklebones
- paynı aldı — he took the pool
- pay ullu edi — the pool was large
- payğa salırğa İbrahimni aşıqları bolmağandı — Ibrahim had no knucklebones to put into the pool
3. faille, a ribbed silk cloth — Often used before another noun, of a thing made of this cloth.
- pay qumaç — faille cloth
- paydan tigilgen kölek — a shirt sewn of faille
- dariy pay — silk faille
- jün pay — woolen faille
- jarım pay — artificial faille
- qoş pay — faille de chine
- pay çepkenleri şuwulday — their faille coats rustling
4. how splendid!, how wonderful! — Expresses surprise and admiration, often repeated as pay-pay-pay.
- pay, qalay ariwdu! — how splendid, how lovely it is!
- pay, qalay alamatdı! — how splendid, how wonderful it is!
- pay, qalay igi boldu! — how splendid, how well it has turned out!
- pay, ne ariw jırlaydı! — how wonderful, how beautifully she sings!
- pay-pay-pay, ne ariw — how splendid, how lovely
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paythe share | payımmy share | payıŋyour share | payıhis share | payıbızour share | payığızyou all's share | paylarıtheir shares |
| Genitive | paynıthe share's | payımımy share's | payıŋıyour share's | payınıhis share's | payıbıznıour share's | payığıznıyou all's share's | paylarınıtheir shares' |
| Accusative | paynıthe share (as the object) | payımımy share (as the object) | payıŋıyour share (as the object) | payınhis share (as the object) | payıbıznıour share (as the object) | payığıznıyou all's share (as the object) | paylarıntheir shares (as the object) |
| Dative | payğato the share | payımato my share | payıŋato your share | payınato his share | payıbızğato our share | payığızğato you all's share | paylarınato their shares |
| Locative | paydain / at the share | payımdain / at my share | payıŋdain / at your share | payındain / at his share | payıbızdain / at our share | payığızdain / at you all's share | paylarındain / at their shares |
| Ablative | paydanfrom the share | payımdanfrom my share | payıŋdanfrom your share | payındanfrom his share | payıbızdanfrom our share | payığızdanfrom you all's share | paylarındanfrom their shares |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paylathe shares | paylarımmy shares | paylarıŋyour shares | paylarıhis shares | paylarıbızour shares | paylarığızyou all's shares | paylarıtheir shares |
| Genitive | paylanıthe shares' | paylarımımy shares' | paylarıŋıyour shares' | paylarınıhis shares' | paylarıbıznıour shares' | paylarığıznıyou all's shares' | paylarınıtheir shares' |
| Accusative | paylanıthe shares (as the object) | paylarımımy shares (as the object) | paylarıŋıyour shares (as the object) | paylarınhis shares (as the object) | paylarıbıznıour shares (as the object) | paylarığıznıyou all's shares (as the object) | paylarıntheir shares (as the object) |
| Dative | paylağato the shares | paylarımato my shares | paylarıŋato your shares | paylarınato his shares | paylarıbızğato our shares | paylarığızğato you all's shares | paylarınato their shares |
| Locative | payladain / at the shares | paylarımdain / at my shares | paylarıŋdain / at your shares | paylarındain / at his shares | paylarıbızdain / at our shares | paylarığızdain / at you all's shares | paylarındain / at their shares |
| Ablative | payladanfrom the shares | paylarımdanfrom my shares | paylarıŋdanfrom your shares | paylarındanfrom his shares | paylarıbızdanfrom our shares | paylarığızdanfrom you all's shares | paylarındanfrom their shares |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: payları can mean "his / her shares", "their share", or "their shares" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.