tonaw
/tonaw/
verbal noun of tonarğa →
1. robbery, plunder, theft — Before another noun it means predatory, as in tonaw qazawatla "wars of plunder".
- tonaw eterge — to commit robbery
- tükenni tonaw — the robbing of the shop
- baylıqların tonaw — the plundering of their wealth
- tonaw qazawatla — wars of plunder
- barısın da tonawğa köllendirdi — he incited them all to plunder
- tonawğa qatışhanla — those who took part in the robbery
2. dismantling, taking apart
- eski üynü tonaw — the dismantling of the old house
- mekyamnı tonaw — the dismantling of the building
- pulemötnu tonaw — taking the machine gun apart
- şatırnı tonaw — the taking down of the tent
- şkoknu tonaw — taking the rifle apart
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tonawthe robbery | tonawummy robbery | tonawuŋyour robbery | tonawuhis robbery | tonawubuzour robbery | tonawuğuzyou all's robbery | tonawlarıtheir robberies |
| Genitive | tonawnuthe robbery's | tonawumumy robbery's | tonawuŋuyour robbery's | tonawunuhis robbery's | tonawubuznuour robbery's | tonawuğuznuyou all's robbery's | tonawlarınıtheir robberies' |
| Accusative | tonawnuthe robbery (as the object) | tonawumumy robbery (as the object) | tonawuŋuyour robbery (as the object) | tonawunhis robbery (as the object) | tonawubuznuour robbery (as the object) | tonawuğuznuyou all's robbery (as the object) | tonawlarıntheir robberies (as the object) |
| Dative | tonawğato the robbery | tonawumato my robbery | tonawuŋato your robbery | tonawunato his robbery | tonawubuzğato our robbery | tonawuğuzğato you all's robbery | tonawlarınato their robberies |
| Locative | tonawdain / at the robbery | tonawumdain / at my robbery | tonawuŋdain / at your robbery | tonawundain / at his robbery | tonawubuzdain / at our robbery | tonawuğuzdain / at you all's robbery | tonawlarındain / at their robberies |
| Ablative | tonawdanfrom the robbery | tonawumdanfrom my robbery | tonawuŋdanfrom your robbery | tonawundanfrom his robbery | tonawubuzdanfrom our robbery | tonawuğuzdanfrom you all's robbery | tonawlarındanfrom their robberies |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.