tawuş
/tawuʃ/ · plural tawuşla
1. sound, noise
- ayaq tawuşla — the sound of footsteps
- ayaq tawuşla keledile — footsteps can be heard
- jelni tawuşu — the sound of the wind
- it tawuş — the barking of a dog
- qoŋuraw tawuş — the ringing of a bell
- balta tawuş — the sound of an axe
- suw tawuş — the noise of the water
- tawuş çığarma! — don't make a sound!
2. voice one source
- bazıq tawuş — a low voice
- iŋiçke tawuş — a high voice
- tişirıwnu tawuşu — a woman's voice
- tawuşundan tanırğa — to recognize someone by their voice
- bir söleşgen tawuşla keledile — voices of someone talking can be heard
3. speech sound, sound of a language
- açıq tawuş — a vowel sound
- qısıq tawuş — a consonant sound
- tilni tawuşları — the sounds of the language
- erinli tawuş — a labial sound
Expressions
- şibilya tawuş etdirirge — strike with a crack
- tawuşu çığarğa — news to arrive
- jüregi sampal tawuş eterge — heart pounds with fear
- qayiş tawuş etdirirge — flog with a belt
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tawuşthe sound | tawuşummy sound | tawuşuŋyour sound | tawuşuhis sound | tawuşubuzour sound | tawuşuğuzyou all's sound | tawuşlarıtheir sounds |
| Genitive | tawuşnuthe sound's | tawuşumumy sound's | tawuşuŋuyour sound's | tawuşunuhis sound's | tawuşubuznuour sound's | tawuşuğuznuyou all's sound's | tawuşlarınıtheir sounds' |
| Accusative | tawuşnuthe sound (as the object) | tawuşumumy sound (as the object) | tawuşuŋuyour sound (as the object) | tawuşunhis sound (as the object) | tawuşubuznuour sound (as the object) | tawuşuğuznuyou all's sound (as the object) | tawuşlarıntheir sounds (as the object) |
| Dative | tawuşhato the sound | tawuşumato my sound | tawuşuŋato your sound | tawuşunato his sound | tawuşubuzğato our sound | tawuşuğuzğato you all's sound | tawuşlarınato their sounds |
| Locative | tawuşdain / at the sound | tawuşumdain / at my sound | tawuşuŋdain / at your sound | tawuşundain / at his sound | tawuşubuzdain / at our sound | tawuşuğuzdain / at you all's sound | tawuşlarındain / at their sounds |
| Ablative | tawuşdanfrom the sound | tawuşumdanfrom my sound | tawuşuŋdanfrom your sound | tawuşundanfrom his sound | tawuşubuzdanfrom our sound | tawuşuğuzdanfrom you all's sound | tawuşlarındanfrom their sounds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tawuşlathe sounds | tawuşlarımmy sounds | tawuşlarıŋyour sounds | tawuşlarıhis sounds | tawuşlarıbızour sounds | tawuşlarığızyou all's sounds | tawuşlarıtheir sounds |
| Genitive | tawuşlanıthe sounds' | tawuşlarımımy sounds' | tawuşlarıŋıyour sounds' | tawuşlarınıhis sounds' | tawuşlarıbıznıour sounds' | tawuşlarığıznıyou all's sounds' | tawuşlarınıtheir sounds' |
| Accusative | tawuşlanıthe sounds (as the object) | tawuşlarımımy sounds (as the object) | tawuşlarıŋıyour sounds (as the object) | tawuşlarınhis sounds (as the object) | tawuşlarıbıznıour sounds (as the object) | tawuşlarığıznıyou all's sounds (as the object) | tawuşlarıntheir sounds (as the object) |
| Dative | tawuşlağato the sounds | tawuşlarımato my sounds | tawuşlarıŋato your sounds | tawuşlarınato his sounds | tawuşlarıbızğato our sounds | tawuşlarığızğato you all's sounds | tawuşlarınato their sounds |
| Locative | tawuşladain / at the sounds | tawuşlarımdain / at my sounds | tawuşlarıŋdain / at your sounds | tawuşlarındain / at his sounds | tawuşlarıbızdain / at our sounds | tawuşlarığızdain / at you all's sounds | tawuşlarındain / at their sounds |
| Ablative | tawuşladanfrom the sounds | tawuşlarımdanfrom my sounds | tawuşlarıŋdanfrom your sounds | tawuşlarındanfrom his sounds | tawuşlarıbızdanfrom our sounds | tawuşlarığızdanfrom you all's sounds | tawuşlarındanfrom their sounds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tawuşları can mean "his / her sounds", "their sound", or "their sounds" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.