suwablı
/suwablɯ/ · plural suwablıla
Balkar spelling: suwaplı
1. meritorious, pleasing to God, virtuous, beneficent one source
- suwablı iş — a meritorious deed
- suwablı adam — a virtuous person
- bu iş suwablıdı — this deed is pleasing to God
- suwablı jol — a meritorious path
2. benefactor, one who does good works one source
- suwablı bolurğa — to become a benefactor
- elni suwablısı — the benefactor of the village
- ullu suwablı — a great benefactor
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | suwablımaI am meritorious | suwablısayou are meritorious | suwablıdıhe is meritorious | suwablıbızwe are meritorious | suwablısızyou all are meritorious | suwablıdılathey are meritorious |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden suwablıdı — "compared to me, he is meritorious."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki suwablıdımine is meritorious | seniki suwablıdıyours is meritorious | anıqı suwablıdıhis is meritorious | bizniki suwablıdıours is meritorious | sizniki suwablıdıyours (pl.) is meritorious | alanıqı suwablıdıtheirs is meritorious |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile suwablıdılamine are meritorious | senikile suwablıdılayours are meritorious | anıqıla suwablıdılahis are meritorious | biznikile suwablıdılaours are meritorious | siznikile suwablıdılayours (pl.) are meritorious | alanıqıla suwablıdılatheirs are meritorious |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu suwablıdı, bıla suwablıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suwablıthe benefactor | suwablımmy benefactor | suwablıŋyour benefactor | suwablısıhis benefactor | suwablıbızour benefactor | suwablığızyou all's benefactor | suwablılarıtheir benefactors |
| Genitive | suwablınıthe benefactor's | suwablımımy benefactor's | suwablıŋıyour benefactor's | suwablısınıhis benefactor's | suwablıbıznıour benefactor's | suwablığıznıyou all's benefactor's | suwablılarınıtheir benefactors' |
| Accusative | suwablınıthe benefactor (as the object) | suwablımımy benefactor (as the object) | suwablıŋıyour benefactor (as the object) | suwablısınhis benefactor (as the object) | suwablıbıznıour benefactor (as the object) | suwablığıznıyou all's benefactor (as the object) | suwablılarıntheir benefactors (as the object) |
| Dative | suwablığato the benefactor | suwablımato my benefactor | suwablıŋato your benefactor | suwablısınato his benefactor | suwablıbızğato our benefactor | suwablığızğato you all's benefactor | suwablılarınato their benefactors |
| Locative | suwablıdain / at the benefactor | suwablımdain / at my benefactor | suwablıŋdain / at your benefactor | suwablısındain / at his benefactor | suwablıbızdain / at our benefactor | suwablığızdain / at you all's benefactor | suwablılarındain / at their benefactors |
| Ablative | suwablıdanfrom the benefactor | suwablımdanfrom my benefactor | suwablıŋdanfrom your benefactor | suwablısındanfrom his benefactor | suwablıbızdanfrom our benefactor | suwablığızdanfrom you all's benefactor | suwablılarındanfrom their benefactors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suwablılathe benefactors | suwablılarımmy benefactors | suwablılarıŋyour benefactors | suwablılarıhis benefactors | suwablılarıbızour benefactors | suwablılarığızyou all's benefactors | suwablılarıtheir benefactors |
| Genitive | suwablılanıthe benefactors' | suwablılarımımy benefactors' | suwablılarıŋıyour benefactors' | suwablılarınıhis benefactors' | suwablılarıbıznıour benefactors' | suwablılarığıznıyou all's benefactors' | suwablılarınıtheir benefactors' |
| Accusative | suwablılanıthe benefactors (as the object) | suwablılarımımy benefactors (as the object) | suwablılarıŋıyour benefactors (as the object) | suwablılarınhis benefactors (as the object) | suwablılarıbıznıour benefactors (as the object) | suwablılarığıznıyou all's benefactors (as the object) | suwablılarıntheir benefactors (as the object) |
| Dative | suwablılağato the benefactors | suwablılarımato my benefactors | suwablılarıŋato your benefactors | suwablılarınato his benefactors | suwablılarıbızğato our benefactors | suwablılarığızğato you all's benefactors | suwablılarınato their benefactors |
| Locative | suwablıladain / at the benefactors | suwablılarımdain / at my benefactors | suwablılarıŋdain / at your benefactors | suwablılarındain / at his benefactors | suwablılarıbızdain / at our benefactors | suwablılarığızdain / at you all's benefactors | suwablılarındain / at their benefactors |
| Ablative | suwablıladanfrom the benefactors | suwablılarımdanfrom my benefactors | suwablılarıŋdanfrom your benefactors | suwablılarındanfrom his benefactors | suwablılarıbızdanfrom our benefactors | suwablılarığızdanfrom you all's benefactors | suwablılarındanfrom their benefactors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: suwablıları can mean "his / her benefactors", "their benefactor", or "their benefactors" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suwablınıqıthe benefactor's one | suwablınıqılathe benefactor's ones | suwablılanıqıthe benefactors' one | suwablılanıqılathe benefactors' ones |
| Genitive | suwablınıqınıof the benefactor's one | suwablınıqılanıof the benefactor's ones | suwablılanıqınıof the benefactors' one | suwablılanıqılanıof the benefactors' ones |
| Accusative | suwablınıqınthe benefactor's one (as the object) | suwablınıqılanıthe benefactor's ones (as the object) | suwablılanıqınthe benefactors' one (as the object) | suwablılanıqılanıthe benefactors' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | suwablınıqınato the benefactor's one | suwablınıqılağato the benefactor's ones | suwablılanıqınato the benefactors' one | suwablılanıqılağato the benefactors' ones |
| Locative | suwablınıqındain / at the benefactor's one | suwablınıqıladain / at the benefactor's ones | suwablılanıqındain / at the benefactors' one | suwablılanıqıladain / at the benefactors' ones |
| Ablative | suwablınıqındanfrom the benefactor's one | suwablınıqıladanfrom the benefactor's ones | suwablılanıqındanfrom the benefactors' one | suwablılanıqıladanfrom the benefactors' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.