suw
/suw/ · plural suwla
1. water — Before another noun it means water or aquatic, as in suw tirmen "water mill". gara suw is mineral water. It also names the water of a particular river, lake or sea, as in çerekni suwu "the river's water".
- jılı suw — warm water
- içgen suw — drinking water
- qaynağan suw — boiling water
- jaŋur suw — rainwater
- kir suw — dirty water
- gara suw — mineral water
- suw içerge — to drink water
- at suw içedi — the horse drinks water
- köpürnü suw alğandı — the water has carried the bridge away
2. river, stream
- taw suw — a mountain river
- urğan suw — a rushing river
- suw boyu — the river bank
- suwnu başı — the source of the river
- suwnu ayağı — the mouth of the river
- suwnu arı janı — the other side of the river
- jetek suw — a tributary
- suw ızı — the riverbed
3. juice, sap; fruit drink
- köget suw — fruit juice
- harbıznı suwu — watermelon juice
- suwun çığarırğa — to press the juice out
4. wet, damp, moist
- suw kiyimle — wet clothes
- suw otunla — wet firewood
- suw jer — damp soil
- suw bolurğa — to get wet
- suw eterge — to make wet, to soak
- qurutduŋ suw kiyimleni — you dried the wet clothes
5. moisture, dampness
- suw ötmegen — waterproof (lit. that moisture does not get through)
- bu kiyimge suw ötmeydi — moisture does not get through this garment
- sağatıma suw ötmeydi — moisture does not get into my watch
- hawada suw köb boladı — there is a lot of moisture in the air
6. water surface
- suwnu jüzü — the surface of the water
- balıqla suwnu jüzüne çığadıla — the fish come up to the surface of the water
- qazla suwda arı-beri jüzedile — the geese swim back and forth on the water
7. watering place
- malla suwğa kün sayın baradıla — the cattle go to the watering place every day
- mallanı iŋirde suwğa eltdile — in the evening they took the cattle to the watering place
- jılqıçı jılqını suwdan qaytardı — the herdsman brought the horse herd back from the watering place
Expressions
- adam suw orununa içerça — strikingly beautiful
- aralarında suw süzülmezge — not get along
- arı deri köb suw keter — long time yet
- ariw suwnu kişi eşikge tökmeydi — keep the best home
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suwthe water | suwummy water | suwuŋyour water | suwuhis water | suwubuzour water | suwuğuzyou all's water | suwlarıtheir water |
| Genitive | suwnuthe water's | suwumumy water's | suwuŋuyour water's | suwunuhis water's | suwubuznuour water's | suwuğuznuyou all's water's | suwlarınıtheir water's |
| Accusative | suwnuthe water (as the object) | suwumumy water (as the object) | suwuŋuyour water (as the object) | suwunhis water (as the object) | suwubuznuour water (as the object) | suwuğuznuyou all's water (as the object) | suwlarıntheir water (as the object) |
| Dative | suwğato the water | suwumato my water | suwuŋato your water | suwunato his water | suwubuzğato our water | suwuğuzğato you all's water | suwlarınato their water |
| Locative | suwdain / at the water | suwumdain / at my water | suwuŋdain / at your water | suwundain / at his water | suwubuzdain / at our water | suwuğuzdain / at you all's water | suwlarındain / at their water |
| Ablative | suwdanfrom the water | suwumdanfrom my water | suwuŋdanfrom your water | suwundanfrom his water | suwubuzdanfrom our water | suwuğuzdanfrom you all's water | suwlarındanfrom their water |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suwlathe water | suwlarımmy water | suwlarıŋyour water | suwlarıhis water | suwlarıbızour water | suwlarığızyou all's water | suwlarıtheir water |
| Genitive | suwlanıthe water's | suwlarımımy water's | suwlarıŋıyour water's | suwlarınıhis water's | suwlarıbıznıour water's | suwlarığıznıyou all's water's | suwlarınıtheir water's |
| Accusative | suwlanıthe water (as the object) | suwlarımımy water (as the object) | suwlarıŋıyour water (as the object) | suwlarınhis water (as the object) | suwlarıbıznıour water (as the object) | suwlarığıznıyou all's water (as the object) | suwlarıntheir water (as the object) |
| Dative | suwlağato the water | suwlarımato my water | suwlarıŋato your water | suwlarınato his water | suwlarıbızğato our water | suwlarığızğato you all's water | suwlarınato their water |
| Locative | suwladain / at the water | suwlarımdain / at my water | suwlarıŋdain / at your water | suwlarındain / at his water | suwlarıbızdain / at our water | suwlarığızdain / at you all's water | suwlarındain / at their water |
| Ablative | suwladanfrom the water | suwlarımdanfrom my water | suwlarıŋdanfrom your water | suwlarındanfrom his water | suwlarıbızdanfrom our water | suwlarığızdanfrom you all's water | suwlarındanfrom their water |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: suwları can mean "his / her water", "their water", or "their water" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.