sıy
/ sɯj /
Definitions noun honour, dignity
Definitions noun respect, esteem, regard
Definitions noun standing, authority, prestige, worth
Definitions noun the gifts a bride distributes to the groom's kin (ethnographic)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sıy the honour | sıyla the honours | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sıynı the honour's | sıylanı the honours' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sıynı the honour (as the object) | sıylanı the honours (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sıyğa to the honour | sıylağa to the honours | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sıyda at / in the honour | sıylada at / in the honours | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sıydan from the honour | sıyladan from the honours | 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 | sıyım my honour | sıylarım my honours |
| your | sıyıŋ your honour | sıylarıŋ your honours |
| his / her | sıyı his / her honour | sıyları his / her honours |
| our | sıyıbız our honour | sıylarıbız our honours |
| you all's | sıyığız you all's honour | sıylarığız you all's honours |
| their | sıyları their honour | sıyları their honours |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sıyları can mean "his / her honours", "their honour", or "their honours" — context decides.