şaman
/ʃaman/
Definition
shaman, a priest and healer held to deal with spirits
- şamannı hıynısı — the shaman's sorcery
- şamanga iynanmaydı — he does not believe in the shaman
- şaman din — shamanic religion
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şamanthe shaman | şamanlathe shamen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şamannıthe shaman's | şamanlanıthe shamen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şamannıthe shaman (as the object) | şamanlanıthe shamen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şamangato the shaman | şamanlağato the shamen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şamandaat / in the shaman | şamanladaat / in the shamen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şamandanfrom the shaman | şamanladanfrom the shamen | 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 | şamanımmy shaman | şamanlarımmy shamen |
| your | şamanıngyour shaman | şamanlarıngyour shamen |
| his / her | şamanıhis / her shaman | şamanlarıhis / her shamen |
| our | şamanıbızour shaman | şamanlarıbızour shamen |
| you all's | şamanığızyou all's shaman | şamanlarığızyou all's shamen |
| their | şamanlarıtheir shaman | şamanlarıtheir shamen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şamanları can mean "his / her shamen", "their shaman", or "their shamen" — context decides.