sıylaw
/sɯjlaw/
Definitions
1. entertaining, treating, feasting a guest
- qonaqnı sıylaw — the entertaining of a guest
- aşarıq bla sıylaw — regaling someone with food
- sıylaw igi adetdi — entertaining a guest is a good custom
2. honouring, showing respect
- übilyarnı sıylaw — the honouring of the man whose jubilee it is
- ullunu sıylaw — the honouring of an elder
- sıylaw kerekdi — honour must be shown
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sıylawthe entertaining | sıylawlathe entertainings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sıylawnuthe entertaining's | sıylawlanıthe entertainings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sıylawnuthe entertaining (as the object) | sıylawlanıthe entertainings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sıylawğato the entertaining | sıylawlağato the entertainings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sıylawdaat / in the entertaining | sıylawladaat / in the entertainings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sıylawdanfrom the entertaining | sıylawladanfrom the entertainings | 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 | sıylawummy entertaining | sıylawlarımmy entertainings |
| your | sıylawungyour entertaining | sıylawlarıngyour entertainings |
| his / her | sıylawuhis / her entertaining | sıylawlarıhis / her entertainings |
| our | sıylawubuzour entertaining | sıylawlarıbızour entertainings |
| you all's | sıylawuğuzyou all's entertaining | sıylawlarığızyou all's entertainings |
| their | sıylawlarıtheir entertaining | sıylawlarıtheir entertainings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sıylawları can mean "his / her entertainings", "their entertaining", or "their entertainings" — context decides.