sayaw
/sajaw/ · plural sayawla
awl of bone or wood — A traditional tool for piercing felt, cloth and leather, and for making holes for buttons and loops.
- süekden etilgen sayaw — an awl made of bone
- sayaw bla kiyizni teşerge — to pierce the felt with an awl
- sayawnu alıb keldi — brought the awl
- sayaw tartma soqğanda da hayırlanılğandı — the awl was also used in weaving rugs
- sayaw kibik, iniçge barmaqlarıŋ — your slender fingers, like awls
- anı süegi sayaw kibikdi — he is finely built (lit. his bones are like an awl)
Expressions
- süek sayaw kibik — beautifully shaped
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sayawthe awl | sayawummy awl | sayawuŋyour awl | sayawuhis awl | sayawubuzour awl | sayawuğuzyou all's awl | sayawlarıtheir awls |
| Genitive | sayawnuthe awl's | sayawumumy awl's | sayawuŋuyour awl's | sayawunuhis awl's | sayawubuznuour awl's | sayawuğuznuyou all's awl's | sayawlarınıtheir awls' |
| Accusative | sayawnuthe awl (as the object) | sayawumumy awl (as the object) | sayawuŋuyour awl (as the object) | sayawunhis awl (as the object) | sayawubuznuour awl (as the object) | sayawuğuznuyou all's awl (as the object) | sayawlarıntheir awls (as the object) |
| Dative | sayawğato the awl | sayawumato my awl | sayawuŋato your awl | sayawunato his awl | sayawubuzğato our awl | sayawuğuzğato you all's awl | sayawlarınato their awls |
| Locative | sayawdain / at the awl | sayawumdain / at my awl | sayawuŋdain / at your awl | sayawundain / at his awl | sayawubuzdain / at our awl | sayawuğuzdain / at you all's awl | sayawlarındain / at their awls |
| Ablative | sayawdanfrom the awl | sayawumdanfrom my awl | sayawuŋdanfrom your awl | sayawundanfrom his awl | sayawubuzdanfrom our awl | sayawuğuzdanfrom you all's awl | sayawlarındanfrom their awls |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sayawlathe awls | sayawlarımmy awls | sayawlarıŋyour awls | sayawlarıhis awls | sayawlarıbızour awls | sayawlarığızyou all's awls | sayawlarıtheir awls |
| Genitive | sayawlanıthe awls' | sayawlarımımy awls' | sayawlarıŋıyour awls' | sayawlarınıhis awls' | sayawlarıbıznıour awls' | sayawlarığıznıyou all's awls' | sayawlarınıtheir awls' |
| Accusative | sayawlanıthe awls (as the object) | sayawlarımımy awls (as the object) | sayawlarıŋıyour awls (as the object) | sayawlarınhis awls (as the object) | sayawlarıbıznıour awls (as the object) | sayawlarığıznıyou all's awls (as the object) | sayawlarıntheir awls (as the object) |
| Dative | sayawlağato the awls | sayawlarımato my awls | sayawlarıŋato your awls | sayawlarınato his awls | sayawlarıbızğato our awls | sayawlarığızğato you all's awls | sayawlarınato their awls |
| Locative | sayawladain / at the awls | sayawlarımdain / at my awls | sayawlarıŋdain / at your awls | sayawlarındain / at his awls | sayawlarıbızdain / at our awls | sayawlarığızdain / at you all's awls | sayawlarındain / at their awls |
| Ablative | sayawladanfrom the awls | sayawlarımdanfrom my awls | sayawlarıŋdanfrom your awls | sayawlarındanfrom his awls | sayawlarıbızdanfrom our awls | sayawlarığızdanfrom you all's awls | sayawlarındanfrom their awls |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sayawları can mean "his / her awls", "their awl", or "their awls" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.