sıylaw
/ sɯjlaw /
Definitions noun entertaining, treating, feasting a guest
Definitions noun honouring, showing respect
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sıylaw the entertaining | sıylawla the entertainings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sıylawnu the entertaining's | sıylawlanı the entertainings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sıylawnu the entertaining (as the object) | sıylawlanı the entertainings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sıylawğa to the entertaining | sıylawlağa to the entertainings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sıylawda at / in the entertaining | sıylawlada at / in the entertainings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sıylawdan from the entertaining | sıylawladan from the entertainings | 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 | sıylawum my entertaining | sıylawlarım my entertainings |
| your | sıylawuŋ your entertaining | sıylawlarıŋ your entertainings |
| his / her | sıylawu his / her entertaining | sıylawları his / her entertainings |
| our | sıylawubuz our entertaining | sıylawlarıbız our entertainings |
| you all's | sıylawuğuz you all's entertaining | sıylawlarığız you all's entertainings |
| their | sıylawları their entertaining | sıylawları their 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.