sürüw
/syryw/ · plural sürüwle
verbal noun of sürürge →
1. herd, flock, a group of animals of one kind grazing or moving together — Also used for a flock of birds or a school of fish: turna sürüw "a flock of cranes", qaz sürüw "a flock of geese".
- qoy sürüw — a flock of sheep
- tuwar sürüw — a herd of cattle
- eçki sürüw — a flock of goats
- qaz sürüw — a flock of geese
- iesiz sürüwge börü çabar — a wolf attacks an ownerless flock
- sürüwden ayırılğan qoynu börü aşar — the wolf eats the sheep that strayed from the flock
2. driving, herding, moving livestock from place to place — Verbal noun of sürürge "drive". Can also mean chasing or pursuit.
- mallanı suwğa sürüw — the driving of the cattle to water
- qoylanı jaylıqğa sürüw — the driving of the sheep to summer pasture
- sürüw ertden bla başlandı — the driving began in the morning
- malnı otlarğa sürüw — the driving of the livestock out to graze
3. plowing, the turning of soil for sowing
- jer sürüw — plowing the land
- traktor bla sürüw — plowing with a tractor
- jazğı sürüw — the spring plowing
- sürüw bitgenden sora sebdile — after the plowing was finished they sowed
- teren sürüw bereket keltirir — deep plowing will bring a good yield
4. crowd, mob, a large disorderly group of people
- sabiy sürüw — a crowd of children
- adam sürüw — a crowd of people
- bir sürüw sabiy keldi — a crowd of children came
- adamla elleden sürüw-sürüw keledile — people come from the villages in crowds
Expressions
- süt sürüwge qoşulmaz — stinginess stunts growth
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sürüwthe herd | sürüwümmy herd | sürüwüŋyour herd | sürüwühis herd | sürüwübüzour herd | sürüwügüzyou all's herd | sürüwleritheir herds |
| Genitive | sürüwnüthe herd's | sürüwümümy herd's | sürüwüŋüyour herd's | sürüwünühis herd's | sürüwübüznüour herd's | sürüwügüznüyou all's herd's | sürüwlerinitheir herds' |
| Accusative | sürüwnüthe herd (as the object) | sürüwümümy herd (as the object) | sürüwüŋüyour herd (as the object) | sürüwünhis herd (as the object) | sürüwübüznüour herd (as the object) | sürüwügüznüyou all's herd (as the object) | sürüwlerintheir herds (as the object) |
| Dative | sürüwgeto the herd | sürüwümeto my herd | sürüwüŋeto your herd | sürüwüneto his herd | sürüwübüzgeto our herd | sürüwügüzgeto you all's herd | sürüwlerineto their herds |
| Locative | sürüwdein / at the herd | sürüwümdein / at my herd | sürüwüŋdein / at your herd | sürüwündein / at his herd | sürüwübüzdein / at our herd | sürüwügüzdein / at you all's herd | sürüwlerindein / at their herds |
| Ablative | sürüwdenfrom the herd | sürüwümdenfrom my herd | sürüwüŋdenfrom your herd | sürüwündenfrom his herd | sürüwübüzdenfrom our herd | sürüwügüzdenfrom you all's herd | sürüwlerindenfrom their herds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sürüwlethe herds | sürüwlerimmy herds | sürüwleriŋyour herds | sürüwlerihis herds | sürüwleribizour herds | sürüwlerigizyou all's herds | sürüwleritheir herds |
| Genitive | sürüwlenithe herds' | sürüwlerimimy herds' | sürüwleriŋiyour herds' | sürüwlerinihis herds' | sürüwleribizniour herds' | sürüwlerigizniyou all's herds' | sürüwlerinitheir herds' |
| Accusative | sürüwlenithe herds (as the object) | sürüwlerimimy herds (as the object) | sürüwleriŋiyour herds (as the object) | sürüwlerinhis herds (as the object) | sürüwleribizniour herds (as the object) | sürüwlerigizniyou all's herds (as the object) | sürüwlerintheir herds (as the object) |
| Dative | sürüwlegeto the herds | sürüwlerimeto my herds | sürüwleriŋeto your herds | sürüwlerineto his herds | sürüwleribizgeto our herds | sürüwlerigizgeto you all's herds | sürüwlerineto their herds |
| Locative | sürüwledein / at the herds | sürüwlerimdein / at my herds | sürüwleriŋdein / at your herds | sürüwlerindein / at his herds | sürüwleribizdein / at our herds | sürüwlerigizdein / at you all's herds | sürüwlerindein / at their herds |
| Ablative | sürüwledenfrom the herds | sürüwlerimdenfrom my herds | sürüwleriŋdenfrom your herds | sürüwlerindenfrom his herds | sürüwleribizdenfrom our herds | sürüwlerigizdenfrom you all's herds | sürüwlerindenfrom their herds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sürüwleri can mean "his / her herds", "their herd", or "their herds" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sürüwnüküthe herd's one | sürüwnükülethe herd's ones | sürüwlenikithe herds' one | sürüwlenikilethe herds' ones |
| Genitive | sürüwnükünüof the herd's one | sürüwnüküleniof the herd's ones | sürüwlenikiniof the herds' one | sürüwlenikileniof the herds' ones |
| Accusative | sürüwnükünthe herd's one (as the object) | sürüwnükülenithe herd's ones (as the object) | sürüwlenikinthe herds' one (as the object) | sürüwlenikilenithe herds' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | sürüwnüküneto the herd's one | sürüwnükülegeto the herd's ones | sürüwlenikineto the herds' one | sürüwlenikilegeto the herds' ones |
| Locative | sürüwnükündein / at the herd's one | sürüwnüküledein / at the herd's ones | sürüwlenikindein / at the herds' one | sürüwlenikiledein / at the herds' ones |
| Ablative | sürüwnükündenfrom the herd's one | sürüwnüküledenfrom the herd's ones | sürüwlenikindenfrom the herds' one | sürüwlenikiledenfrom the herds' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.