rahmat
/raxmat/
Definition
mercy, compassion, loving-kindness
- rahmat eşik — the door of mercy
- allahnı rahmatı — the mercy of God
- rahmat eterge — to show mercy
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rahmatthe mercy | rahmatlathe mercies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | rahmatnıthe mercy's | rahmatlanıthe mercies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | rahmatnıthe mercy (as the object) | rahmatlanıthe mercies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | rahmathato the mercy | rahmatlağato the mercies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | rahmatdaat / in the mercy | rahmatladaat / in the mercies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | rahmatdanfrom the mercy | rahmatladanfrom the mercies | 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 | rahmatımmy mercy | rahmatlarımmy mercies |
| your | rahmatıngyour mercy | rahmatlarıngyour mercies |
| his / her | rahmatıhis / her mercy | rahmatlarıhis / her mercies |
| our | rahmatıbızour mercy | rahmatlarıbızour mercies |
| you all's | rahmatığızyou all's mercy | rahmatlarığızyou all's mercies |
| their | rahmatlarıtheir mercy | rahmatlarıtheir mercies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: rahmatları can mean "his / her mercies", "their mercy", or "their mercies" — context decides.