şiyakı
/ʃijakɯ/
Definitions
1. a burial vault, a stone tomb in which the dead are laid
- eski şiyakı — an old burial vault
- şiyakını içi — the inside of the tomb
- taş şiyakı — a stone tomb
2. a hoard, valuables buried in the ground or hidden in a rock
- şiyakı tabarğa — to find a hoard
- şiyakı izlerge — to look for a hoard
- şiyakını qazıb aldıla — they dug the hoard out
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şiyakıthe tomb | şiyakılathe tombs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şiyakınıthe tomb's | şiyakılanıthe tombs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şiyakınıthe tomb (as the object) | şiyakılanıthe tombs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şiyakığato the tomb | şiyakılağato the tombs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şiyakıdaat / in the tomb | şiyakıladaat / in the tombs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şiyakıdanfrom the tomb | şiyakıladanfrom the tombs | 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 | şiyakımmy tomb | şiyakılarımmy tombs |
| your | şiyakıngyour tomb | şiyakılarıngyour tombs |
| his / her | şiyakısıhis / her tomb | şiyakılarıhis / her tombs |
| our | şiyakıbızour tomb | şiyakılarıbızour tombs |
| you all's | şiyakığızyou all's tomb | şiyakılarığızyou all's tombs |
| their | şiyakılarıtheir tomb | şiyakılarıtheir tombs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şiyakıları can mean "his / her tombs", "their tomb", or "their tombs" — context decides.