rayis
/rajis/ · plural rayisle
chief effendi, the senior Muslim cleric of a village or community — Can stand before afendi, as in elni rayis afendisi, the chief effendi of the village. one source
- elni rayis afendisi — the chief effendi of the village
- elni rayisi keldi — the village's chief effendi came
- rayis bla söleşdim — I spoke with the chief effendi
- rayisge salam berdik — we greeted the chief effendi
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rayisthe chief effendi | rayisimmy chief effendi | rayisiŋyour chief effendi | rayisihis chief effendi | rayisibizour chief effendi | rayisigizyou all's chief effendi | rayisleritheir chief effendis |
| Genitive | rayisnithe chief effendi's | rayisimimy chief effendi's | rayisiŋiyour chief effendi's | rayisinihis chief effendi's | rayisibizniour chief effendi's | rayisigizniyou all's chief effendi's | rayislerinitheir chief effendis' |
| Accusative | rayisnithe chief effendi (as the object) | rayisimimy chief effendi (as the object) | rayisiŋiyour chief effendi (as the object) | rayisinhis chief effendi (as the object) | rayisibizniour chief effendi (as the object) | rayisigizniyou all's chief effendi (as the object) | rayislerintheir chief effendis (as the object) |
| Dative | rayisgeto the chief effendi | rayisimeto my chief effendi | rayisiŋeto your chief effendi | rayisineto his chief effendi | rayisibizgeto our chief effendi | rayisigizgeto you all's chief effendi | rayislerineto their chief effendis |
| Locative | rayisdein / at the chief effendi | rayisimdein / at my chief effendi | rayisiŋdein / at your chief effendi | rayisindein / at his chief effendi | rayisibizdein / at our chief effendi | rayisigizdein / at you all's chief effendi | rayislerindein / at their chief effendis |
| Ablative | rayisdenfrom the chief effendi | rayisimdenfrom my chief effendi | rayisiŋdenfrom your chief effendi | rayisindenfrom his chief effendi | rayisibizdenfrom our chief effendi | rayisigizdenfrom you all's chief effendi | rayislerindenfrom their chief effendis |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rayislethe chief effendis | rayislerimmy chief effendis | rayisleriŋyour chief effendis | rayislerihis chief effendis | rayisleribizour chief effendis | rayislerigizyou all's chief effendis | rayisleritheir chief effendis |
| Genitive | rayislenithe chief effendis' | rayislerimimy chief effendis' | rayisleriŋiyour chief effendis' | rayislerinihis chief effendis' | rayisleribizniour chief effendis' | rayislerigizniyou all's chief effendis' | rayislerinitheir chief effendis' |
| Accusative | rayislenithe chief effendis (as the object) | rayislerimimy chief effendis (as the object) | rayisleriŋiyour chief effendis (as the object) | rayislerinhis chief effendis (as the object) | rayisleribizniour chief effendis (as the object) | rayislerigizniyou all's chief effendis (as the object) | rayislerintheir chief effendis (as the object) |
| Dative | rayislegeto the chief effendis | rayislerimeto my chief effendis | rayisleriŋeto your chief effendis | rayislerineto his chief effendis | rayisleribizgeto our chief effendis | rayislerigizgeto you all's chief effendis | rayislerineto their chief effendis |
| Locative | rayisledein / at the chief effendis | rayislerimdein / at my chief effendis | rayisleriŋdein / at your chief effendis | rayislerindein / at his chief effendis | rayisleribizdein / at our chief effendis | rayislerigizdein / at you all's chief effendis | rayislerindein / at their chief effendis |
| Ablative | rayisledenfrom the chief effendis | rayislerimdenfrom my chief effendis | rayisleriŋdenfrom your chief effendis | rayislerindenfrom his chief effendis | rayisleribizdenfrom our chief effendis | rayislerigizdenfrom you all's chief effendis | rayislerindenfrom their chief effendis |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: rayisleri can mean "his / her chief effendis", "their chief effendi", or "their chief effendis" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.