rifma
/rifma/
Definition
rhyme, the likeness in sound between the closing words of verse lines — the vocabulary of poetics; elbrusoid marks the entry поэт., which is a subject-field label rather than a level of speech
- eki qatlı rifma — a paired rhyme
- rifma bla jazarğa — to write in rhyme
- rifma nazmunu ritmağa keltiredi — rhyme brings the poem into rhythm
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rifmathe rhyme | rifmalathe rhymes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | rifmanıthe rhyme's | rifmalanıthe rhymes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | rifmanıthe rhyme (as the object) | rifmalanıthe rhymes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | rifmağato the rhyme | rifmalağato the rhymes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | rifmadaat / in the rhyme | rifmaladaat / in the rhymes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | rifmadanfrom the rhyme | rifmaladanfrom the rhymes | 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 | rifmammy rhyme | rifmalarımmy rhymes |
| your | rifmangyour rhyme | rifmalarıngyour rhymes |
| his / her | rifmasıhis / her rhyme | rifmalarıhis / her rhymes |
| our | rifmabızour rhyme | rifmalarıbızour rhymes |
| you all's | rifmağızyou all's rhyme | rifmalarığızyou all's rhymes |
| their | rifmalarıtheir rhyme | rifmalarıtheir rhymes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: rifmaları can mean "his / her rhymes", "their rhyme", or "their rhymes" — context decides.