tos
/tos/ · plural tosla
1. lover, mistress; a man or woman in an illicit love affair — tos qatın is a mistress, formerly also a concubine; tos tutarğa means have a lover. Proverb: tosundan umut etdi da erinden quru qaldı, she put her hopes in her lover and lost her husband.
- tos qatın — a mistress
- tos kişi — a (male) lover
- tos tutarğa — to have a lover
- qatınnı tosu — the woman's lover
- seni qatınıŋ tos jürüydü — your wife keeps a lover
- tosundan umut etdi — she put her hopes in her lover
2. friend, companion, confidant
- açıw – duşman, aqıl – tos — anger is an enemy, reason is a friend
- kire – tos, çığa – duşman — coming in, a friend; going out, an enemy
- taza duşman tos bolmaz — a true enemy will not become a friend
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tosthe lover | tosummy lover | tosuŋyour lover | tosuhis lover | tosubuzour lover | tosuğuzyou all's lover | toslarıtheir lovers |
| Genitive | tosnuthe lover's | tosumumy lover's | tosuŋuyour lover's | tosunuhis lover's | tosubuznuour lover's | tosuğuznuyou all's lover's | toslarınıtheir lovers' |
| Accusative | tosnuthe lover (as the object) | tosumumy lover (as the object) | tosuŋuyour lover (as the object) | tosunhis lover (as the object) | tosubuznuour lover (as the object) | tosuğuznuyou all's lover (as the object) | toslarıntheir lovers (as the object) |
| Dative | toshato the lover | tosumato my lover | tosuŋato your lover | tosunato his lover | tosubuzğato our lover | tosuğuzğato you all's lover | toslarınato their lovers |
| Locative | tosdain / at the lover | tosumdain / at my lover | tosuŋdain / at your lover | tosundain / at his lover | tosubuzdain / at our lover | tosuğuzdain / at you all's lover | toslarındain / at their lovers |
| Ablative | tosdanfrom the lover | tosumdanfrom my lover | tosuŋdanfrom your lover | tosundanfrom his lover | tosubuzdanfrom our lover | tosuğuzdanfrom you all's lover | toslarındanfrom their lovers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | toslathe lovers | toslarımmy lovers | toslarıŋyour lovers | toslarıhis lovers | toslarıbızour lovers | toslarığızyou all's lovers | toslarıtheir lovers |
| Genitive | toslanıthe lovers' | toslarımımy lovers' | toslarıŋıyour lovers' | toslarınıhis lovers' | toslarıbıznıour lovers' | toslarığıznıyou all's lovers' | toslarınıtheir lovers' |
| Accusative | toslanıthe lovers (as the object) | toslarımımy lovers (as the object) | toslarıŋıyour lovers (as the object) | toslarınhis lovers (as the object) | toslarıbıznıour lovers (as the object) | toslarığıznıyou all's lovers (as the object) | toslarıntheir lovers (as the object) |
| Dative | toslağato the lovers | toslarımato my lovers | toslarıŋato your lovers | toslarınato his lovers | toslarıbızğato our lovers | toslarığızğato you all's lovers | toslarınato their lovers |
| Locative | tosladain / at the lovers | toslarımdain / at my lovers | toslarıŋdain / at your lovers | toslarındain / at his lovers | toslarıbızdain / at our lovers | toslarığızdain / at you all's lovers | toslarındain / at their lovers |
| Ablative | tosladanfrom the lovers | toslarımdanfrom my lovers | toslarıŋdanfrom your lovers | toslarındanfrom his lovers | toslarıbızdanfrom our lovers | toslarığızdanfrom you all's lovers | toslarındanfrom their lovers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tosları can mean "his / her lovers", "their lover", or "their lovers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.