sünnet
/synnet/ · plural sünnetle
1. circumcision, the religious rite performed on Muslim boys — To circumcise is sünnet eterge.
- sünnet eterge — to perform a circumcision
- afendi sünnet etdi — the effendi performed the circumcision
- jaşçıqnı sünnet etdile — they circumcised the little boy
- sünnet toyu — the circumcision feast
- sünnet etilmey qalay bolur — how can he go without being circumcised
2. Sunnah, the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad that supplement the Quran one source
- sünnetge köre — according to the Sunnah
- sünnet namaz — a Sunnah prayer
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sünnetthe circumcision | sünnetimmy circumcision | sünnetiŋyour circumcision | sünnetihis circumcision | sünnetibizour circumcision | sünnetigizyou all's circumcision | sünnetleritheir circumcisions |
| Genitive | sünnetnithe circumcision's | sünnetimimy circumcision's | sünnetiŋiyour circumcision's | sünnetinihis circumcision's | sünnetibizniour circumcision's | sünnetigizniyou all's circumcision's | sünnetlerinitheir circumcisions' |
| Accusative | sünnetnithe circumcision (as the object) | sünnetimimy circumcision (as the object) | sünnetiŋiyour circumcision (as the object) | sünnetinhis circumcision (as the object) | sünnetibizniour circumcision (as the object) | sünnetigizniyou all's circumcision (as the object) | sünnetlerintheir circumcisions (as the object) |
| Dative | sünnetgeto the circumcision | sünnetimeto my circumcision | sünnetiŋeto your circumcision | sünnetineto his circumcision | sünnetibizgeto our circumcision | sünnetigizgeto you all's circumcision | sünnetlerineto their circumcisions |
| Locative | sünnetdein / at the circumcision | sünnetimdein / at my circumcision | sünnetiŋdein / at your circumcision | sünnetindein / at his circumcision | sünnetibizdein / at our circumcision | sünnetigizdein / at you all's circumcision | sünnetlerindein / at their circumcisions |
| Ablative | sünnetdenfrom the circumcision | sünnetimdenfrom my circumcision | sünnetiŋdenfrom your circumcision | sünnetindenfrom his circumcision | sünnetibizdenfrom our circumcision | sünnetigizdenfrom you all's circumcision | sünnetlerindenfrom their circumcisions |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sünnetlethe circumcisions | sünnetlerimmy circumcisions | sünnetleriŋyour circumcisions | sünnetlerihis circumcisions | sünnetleribizour circumcisions | sünnetlerigizyou all's circumcisions | sünnetleritheir circumcisions |
| Genitive | sünnetlenithe circumcisions' | sünnetlerimimy circumcisions' | sünnetleriŋiyour circumcisions' | sünnetlerinihis circumcisions' | sünnetleribizniour circumcisions' | sünnetlerigizniyou all's circumcisions' | sünnetlerinitheir circumcisions' |
| Accusative | sünnetlenithe circumcisions (as the object) | sünnetlerimimy circumcisions (as the object) | sünnetleriŋiyour circumcisions (as the object) | sünnetlerinhis circumcisions (as the object) | sünnetleribizniour circumcisions (as the object) | sünnetlerigizniyou all's circumcisions (as the object) | sünnetlerintheir circumcisions (as the object) |
| Dative | sünnetlegeto the circumcisions | sünnetlerimeto my circumcisions | sünnetleriŋeto your circumcisions | sünnetlerineto his circumcisions | sünnetleribizgeto our circumcisions | sünnetlerigizgeto you all's circumcisions | sünnetlerineto their circumcisions |
| Locative | sünnetledein / at the circumcisions | sünnetlerimdein / at my circumcisions | sünnetleriŋdein / at your circumcisions | sünnetlerindein / at his circumcisions | sünnetleribizdein / at our circumcisions | sünnetlerigizdein / at you all's circumcisions | sünnetlerindein / at their circumcisions |
| Ablative | sünnetledenfrom the circumcisions | sünnetlerimdenfrom my circumcisions | sünnetleriŋdenfrom your circumcisions | sünnetlerindenfrom his circumcisions | sünnetleribizdenfrom our circumcisions | sünnetlerigizdenfrom you all's circumcisions | sünnetlerindenfrom their circumcisions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sünnetleri can mean "his / her circumcisions", "their circumcision", or "their circumcisions" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.