sarnaw
/sarnaw/ · plural sarnawla
verbal noun of sarnarğa →
lament, lamenting, keening, wailing, sobbing, weeping — Verbal noun of sarnarğa. Traditionally a lament chanted or sung over the dead or at a time of great grief; such laments are a genre of folk poetry.
- sarnaw eterge — to raise a lament
- ananı sarnawu eşitildi — the mother's lament was heard
- sarnaw etib jilyay edi — she was weeping and lamenting
- vagonlanı içi sarnawdan toldu — the inside of the carriages filled with keening
- biz öldük, sarnaw ete — we died lamenting
- adamnı etin jızıldathan sarnawla — laments that make one's flesh creep
- sarnawun qoymağandı — she has not left off her lament
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sarnawthe lamenting | sarnawummy lamenting | sarnawuŋyour lamenting | sarnawuhis lamenting | sarnawubuzour lamenting | sarnawuğuzyou all's lamenting | sarnawlarıtheir lamentings |
| Genitive | sarnawnuthe lamenting's | sarnawumumy lamenting's | sarnawuŋuyour lamenting's | sarnawunuhis lamenting's | sarnawubuznuour lamenting's | sarnawuğuznuyou all's lamenting's | sarnawlarınıtheir lamentings' |
| Accusative | sarnawnuthe lamenting (as the object) | sarnawumumy lamenting (as the object) | sarnawuŋuyour lamenting (as the object) | sarnawunhis lamenting (as the object) | sarnawubuznuour lamenting (as the object) | sarnawuğuznuyou all's lamenting (as the object) | sarnawlarıntheir lamentings (as the object) |
| Dative | sarnawğato the lamenting | sarnawumato my lamenting | sarnawuŋato your lamenting | sarnawunato his lamenting | sarnawubuzğato our lamenting | sarnawuğuzğato you all's lamenting | sarnawlarınato their lamentings |
| Locative | sarnawdain / at the lamenting | sarnawumdain / at my lamenting | sarnawuŋdain / at your lamenting | sarnawundain / at his lamenting | sarnawubuzdain / at our lamenting | sarnawuğuzdain / at you all's lamenting | sarnawlarındain / at their lamentings |
| Ablative | sarnawdanfrom the lamenting | sarnawumdanfrom my lamenting | sarnawuŋdanfrom your lamenting | sarnawundanfrom his lamenting | sarnawubuzdanfrom our lamenting | sarnawuğuzdanfrom you all's lamenting | sarnawlarındanfrom their lamentings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sarnawlathe lamentings | sarnawlarımmy lamentings | sarnawlarıŋyour lamentings | sarnawlarıhis lamentings | sarnawlarıbızour lamentings | sarnawlarığızyou all's lamentings | sarnawlarıtheir lamentings |
| Genitive | sarnawlanıthe lamentings' | sarnawlarımımy lamentings' | sarnawlarıŋıyour lamentings' | sarnawlarınıhis lamentings' | sarnawlarıbıznıour lamentings' | sarnawlarığıznıyou all's lamentings' | sarnawlarınıtheir lamentings' |
| Accusative | sarnawlanıthe lamentings (as the object) | sarnawlarımımy lamentings (as the object) | sarnawlarıŋıyour lamentings (as the object) | sarnawlarınhis lamentings (as the object) | sarnawlarıbıznıour lamentings (as the object) | sarnawlarığıznıyou all's lamentings (as the object) | sarnawlarıntheir lamentings (as the object) |
| Dative | sarnawlağato the lamentings | sarnawlarımato my lamentings | sarnawlarıŋato your lamentings | sarnawlarınato his lamentings | sarnawlarıbızğato our lamentings | sarnawlarığızğato you all's lamentings | sarnawlarınato their lamentings |
| Locative | sarnawladain / at the lamentings | sarnawlarımdain / at my lamentings | sarnawlarıŋdain / at your lamentings | sarnawlarındain / at his lamentings | sarnawlarıbızdain / at our lamentings | sarnawlarığızdain / at you all's lamentings | sarnawlarındain / at their lamentings |
| Ablative | sarnawladanfrom the lamentings | sarnawlarımdanfrom my lamentings | sarnawlarıŋdanfrom your lamentings | sarnawlarındanfrom his lamentings | sarnawlarıbızdanfrom our lamentings | sarnawlarığızdanfrom you all's lamentings | sarnawlarındanfrom their lamentings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sarnawları can mean "his / her lamentings", "their lamenting", or "their lamentings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.