sejde
/sedʒde/
Definition
prostration in prayer, the touching of the forehead to the ground
- sejde qılırğa — to perform the prostration
- sejdege barğandı — he has gone down into prostration
- sejdesi uzaq boldu — his prostration was long
Found in
Islamic terminologyFeedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sejdethe prostration | sejdelethe prostrations | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sejdenithe prostration's | sejdelenithe prostrations' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sejdenithe prostration (as the object) | sejdelenithe prostrations (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sejdegeto the prostration | sejdelegeto the prostrations | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sejdedeat / in the prostration | sejdeledeat / in the prostrations | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sejdedenfrom the prostration | sejdeledenfrom the prostrations | 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 | sejdemmy prostration | sejdelerimmy prostrations |
| your | sejdengyour prostration | sejdeleringyour prostrations |
| his / her | sejdesihis / her prostration | sejdelerihis / her prostrations |
| our | sejdebizour prostration | sejdeleribizour prostrations |
| you all's | sejdegizyou all's prostration | sejdelerigizyou all's prostrations |
| their | sejdeleritheir prostration | sejdeleritheir prostrations |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sejdeleri can mean "his / her prostrations", "their prostration", or "their prostrations" — context decides.