samır
/samɯr/
Definitions
1. short, stumpy, docked
- samır quyruq — a docked tail
2. a working dog with a docked tail, a guard dog
- qart samır — the old guard dog
- samır ürdü — the guard dog barked
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu samırdıthis is short and docked | bıla samırdılathese are short and docked |
| that / those | ol samırdıthat / it is short and docked | ala samırdılathose / they are short and docked |
| mine | meniki samırdımine is short and docked | menikile samırdılamine are short and docked |
| yours | seniki samırdıyours is short and docked | senikile samırdılayours are short and docked |
| ours | bizniki samırdıours is short and docked | biznikile samırdılaours are short and docked |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | samırthe guard dog | samırlathe guard dogs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | samırnıthe guard dog's | samırlanıthe guard dogs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | samırnıthe guard dog (as the object) | samırlanıthe guard dogs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | samırğato the guard dog | samırlağato the guard dogs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | samırdaat / in the guard dog | samırladaat / in the guard dogs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | samırdanfrom the guard dog | samırladanfrom the guard dogs | 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 | samırımmy guard dog | samırlarımmy guard dogs |
| your | samırıngyour guard dog | samırlarıngyour guard dogs |
| his / her | samırıhis / her guard dog | samırlarıhis / her guard dogs |
| our | samırıbızour guard dog | samırlarıbızour guard dogs |
| you all's | samırığızyou all's guard dog | samırlarığızyou all's guard dogs |
| their | samırlarıtheir guard dog | samırlarıtheir guard dogs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: samırları can mean "his / her guard dogs", "their guard dog", or "their guard dogs" — context decides.