tayaw
/tajaw/ · plural tayawla
1. rafter — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as a Karachay building term. one source
2. prop, support, post — With salırğa it means to put a prop under something. one source
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tayawthe rafter | tayawummy rafter | tayawuŋyour rafter | tayawuhis rafter | tayawubuzour rafter | tayawuğuzyou all's rafter | tayawlarıtheir rafters |
| Genitive | tayawnuthe rafter's | tayawumumy rafter's | tayawuŋuyour rafter's | tayawunuhis rafter's | tayawubuznuour rafter's | tayawuğuznuyou all's rafter's | tayawlarınıtheir rafters' |
| Accusative | tayawnuthe rafter (as the object) | tayawumumy rafter (as the object) | tayawuŋuyour rafter (as the object) | tayawunhis rafter (as the object) | tayawubuznuour rafter (as the object) | tayawuğuznuyou all's rafter (as the object) | tayawlarıntheir rafters (as the object) |
| Dative | tayawğato the rafter | tayawumato my rafter | tayawuŋato your rafter | tayawunato his rafter | tayawubuzğato our rafter | tayawuğuzğato you all's rafter | tayawlarınato their rafters |
| Locative | tayawdain / at the rafter | tayawumdain / at my rafter | tayawuŋdain / at your rafter | tayawundain / at his rafter | tayawubuzdain / at our rafter | tayawuğuzdain / at you all's rafter | tayawlarındain / at their rafters |
| Ablative | tayawdanfrom the rafter | tayawumdanfrom my rafter | tayawuŋdanfrom your rafter | tayawundanfrom his rafter | tayawubuzdanfrom our rafter | tayawuğuzdanfrom you all's rafter | tayawlarındanfrom their rafters |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tayawlathe rafters | tayawlarımmy rafters | tayawlarıŋyour rafters | tayawlarıhis rafters | tayawlarıbızour rafters | tayawlarığızyou all's rafters | tayawlarıtheir rafters |
| Genitive | tayawlanıthe rafters' | tayawlarımımy rafters' | tayawlarıŋıyour rafters' | tayawlarınıhis rafters' | tayawlarıbıznıour rafters' | tayawlarığıznıyou all's rafters' | tayawlarınıtheir rafters' |
| Accusative | tayawlanıthe rafters (as the object) | tayawlarımımy rafters (as the object) | tayawlarıŋıyour rafters (as the object) | tayawlarınhis rafters (as the object) | tayawlarıbıznıour rafters (as the object) | tayawlarığıznıyou all's rafters (as the object) | tayawlarıntheir rafters (as the object) |
| Dative | tayawlağato the rafters | tayawlarımato my rafters | tayawlarıŋato your rafters | tayawlarınato his rafters | tayawlarıbızğato our rafters | tayawlarığızğato you all's rafters | tayawlarınato their rafters |
| Locative | tayawladain / at the rafters | tayawlarımdain / at my rafters | tayawlarıŋdain / at your rafters | tayawlarındain / at his rafters | tayawlarıbızdain / at our rafters | tayawlarığızdain / at you all's rafters | tayawlarındain / at their rafters |
| Ablative | tayawladanfrom the rafters | tayawlarımdanfrom my rafters | tayawlarıŋdanfrom your rafters | tayawlarındanfrom his rafters | tayawlarıbızdanfrom our rafters | tayawlarığızdanfrom you all's rafters | tayawlarındanfrom their rafters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tayawları can mean "his / her rafters", "their rafter", or "their rafters" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.