sanaw
/sanaw/ · plural sanawla
verbal noun of sanarğa →
1. counting, count, reckoning, enumeration, calculation, tally — sanawu bolmağan means countless.
- açha sanaw — counting money
- sanawğa ürenirge — to learn counting
- sanawnu bilirge — to know counting
- sanawu bolmağan — countless, without count
- künleni sanawuŋa köre — according to your count of the days
- mektepde sabiylerge sanaw üretdile — at school they taught the children counting
- qoylanı sanawun qoyçu bitirdi — the shepherd completed the tally of the sheep
- sanaw tüz bolsa daw bolmaz — if the reckoning is accurate, there will be no dispute
2. numeral (part of speech)
- sançı sanawla — cardinal numerals
- tizginçi sanaw — ordinal numeral
- bölüwçü sanawla — fractional numerals
- qawumlawçu sanawla — collective numerals
- tizginçi sanaw zatnı tizginin belgileydi — the ordinal numeral indicates the item's order
- sabiyle dersde sanawlanı ürendile — the children learned the numerals in the lesson
- tilibizde sanawla köbdüle — in our language there are many numerals
3. regarding or counting someone as something; recognition (as a person, as capable, etc.)
- adamğa sanaw — recognition as a person
- jaşnı qarıwsuzğa sanaw — regarding the boy as weak
- birewnü tersge sanaw — regarding someone as guilty
- anı ustağa sanaw — regarding him as a master
Expressions
- sanawu tawusulğan — advanced in years
- sanawun tawushan — at death's door
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sanawthe counting | sanawummy counting | sanawuŋyour counting | sanawuhis counting | sanawubuzour counting | sanawuğuzyou all's counting | sanawlarıtheir countings |
| Genitive | sanawnuthe counting's | sanawumumy counting's | sanawuŋuyour counting's | sanawunuhis counting's | sanawubuznuour counting's | sanawuğuznuyou all's counting's | sanawlarınıtheir countings' |
| Accusative | sanawnuthe counting (as the object) | sanawumumy counting (as the object) | sanawuŋuyour counting (as the object) | sanawunhis counting (as the object) | sanawubuznuour counting (as the object) | sanawuğuznuyou all's counting (as the object) | sanawlarıntheir countings (as the object) |
| Dative | sanawğato the counting | sanawumato my counting | sanawuŋato your counting | sanawunato his counting | sanawubuzğato our counting | sanawuğuzğato you all's counting | sanawlarınato their countings |
| Locative | sanawdain / at the counting | sanawumdain / at my counting | sanawuŋdain / at your counting | sanawundain / at his counting | sanawubuzdain / at our counting | sanawuğuzdain / at you all's counting | sanawlarındain / at their countings |
| Ablative | sanawdanfrom the counting | sanawumdanfrom my counting | sanawuŋdanfrom your counting | sanawundanfrom his counting | sanawubuzdanfrom our counting | sanawuğuzdanfrom you all's counting | sanawlarındanfrom their countings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sanawlathe countings | sanawlarımmy countings | sanawlarıŋyour countings | sanawlarıhis countings | sanawlarıbızour countings | sanawlarığızyou all's countings | sanawlarıtheir countings |
| Genitive | sanawlanıthe countings' | sanawlarımımy countings' | sanawlarıŋıyour countings' | sanawlarınıhis countings' | sanawlarıbıznıour countings' | sanawlarığıznıyou all's countings' | sanawlarınıtheir countings' |
| Accusative | sanawlanıthe countings (as the object) | sanawlarımımy countings (as the object) | sanawlarıŋıyour countings (as the object) | sanawlarınhis countings (as the object) | sanawlarıbıznıour countings (as the object) | sanawlarığıznıyou all's countings (as the object) | sanawlarıntheir countings (as the object) |
| Dative | sanawlağato the countings | sanawlarımato my countings | sanawlarıŋato your countings | sanawlarınato his countings | sanawlarıbızğato our countings | sanawlarığızğato you all's countings | sanawlarınato their countings |
| Locative | sanawladain / at the countings | sanawlarımdain / at my countings | sanawlarıŋdain / at your countings | sanawlarındain / at his countings | sanawlarıbızdain / at our countings | sanawlarığızdain / at you all's countings | sanawlarındain / at their countings |
| Ablative | sanawladanfrom the countings | sanawlarımdanfrom my countings | sanawlarıŋdanfrom your countings | sanawlarındanfrom his countings | sanawlarıbızdanfrom our countings | sanawlarığızdanfrom you all's countings | sanawlarındanfrom their countings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sanawları can mean "his / her countings", "their counting", or "their countings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.