şezhde
/ʃeʒde/ · plural şezhdele
prostration, bow in prayer — The forehead touches the ground during namaz. The phrases şezhdege iyilirge and şezhde qılırğa mean "bow down, prostrate oneself" and also "beg humbly".
- eki şezhde — two prostrations
- şezhde qılırğa — perform a prostration
- şezhdege iyilirge — bow down in prostration
- biz şezhde etebiz — we perform a prostration
Expressions
- şejde eterge — show deference
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şezhdethe prostration | şezhdemmy prostration | şezhdeŋyour prostration | şezhdesihis prostration | şezhdebizour prostration | şezhdegizyou all's prostration | şezhdeleritheir prostrations |
| Genitive | şezhdenithe prostration's | şezhdemimy prostration's | şezhdeŋiyour prostration's | şezhdesinihis prostration's | şezhdebizniour prostration's | şezhdegizniyou all's prostration's | şezhdelerinitheir prostrations' |
| Accusative | şezhdenithe prostration (as the object) | şezhdemimy prostration (as the object) | şezhdeŋiyour prostration (as the object) | şezhdesinhis prostration (as the object) | şezhdebizniour prostration (as the object) | şezhdegizniyou all's prostration (as the object) | şezhdelerintheir prostrations (as the object) |
| Dative | şezhdegeto the prostration | şezhdemeto my prostration | şezhdeŋeto your prostration | şezhdesineto his prostration | şezhdebizgeto our prostration | şezhdegizgeto you all's prostration | şezhdelerineto their prostrations |
| Locative | şezhdedein / at the prostration | şezhdemdein / at my prostration | şezhdeŋdein / at your prostration | şezhdesindein / at his prostration | şezhdebizdein / at our prostration | şezhdegizdein / at you all's prostration | şezhdelerindein / at their prostrations |
| Ablative | şezhdedenfrom the prostration | şezhdemdenfrom my prostration | şezhdeŋdenfrom your prostration | şezhdesindenfrom his prostration | şezhdebizdenfrom our prostration | şezhdegizdenfrom you all's prostration | şezhdelerindenfrom their prostrations |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şezhdelethe prostrations | şezhdelerimmy prostrations | şezhdeleriŋyour prostrations | şezhdelerihis prostrations | şezhdeleribizour prostrations | şezhdelerigizyou all's prostrations | şezhdeleritheir prostrations |
| Genitive | şezhdelenithe prostrations' | şezhdelerimimy prostrations' | şezhdeleriŋiyour prostrations' | şezhdelerinihis prostrations' | şezhdeleribizniour prostrations' | şezhdelerigizniyou all's prostrations' | şezhdelerinitheir prostrations' |
| Accusative | şezhdelenithe prostrations (as the object) | şezhdelerimimy prostrations (as the object) | şezhdeleriŋiyour prostrations (as the object) | şezhdelerinhis prostrations (as the object) | şezhdeleribizniour prostrations (as the object) | şezhdelerigizniyou all's prostrations (as the object) | şezhdelerintheir prostrations (as the object) |
| Dative | şezhdelegeto the prostrations | şezhdelerimeto my prostrations | şezhdeleriŋeto your prostrations | şezhdelerineto his prostrations | şezhdeleribizgeto our prostrations | şezhdelerigizgeto you all's prostrations | şezhdelerineto their prostrations |
| Locative | şezhdeledein / at the prostrations | şezhdelerimdein / at my prostrations | şezhdeleriŋdein / at your prostrations | şezhdelerindein / at his prostrations | şezhdeleribizdein / at our prostrations | şezhdelerigizdein / at you all's prostrations | şezhdelerindein / at their prostrations |
| Ablative | şezhdeledenfrom the prostrations | şezhdelerimdenfrom my prostrations | şezhdeleriŋdenfrom your prostrations | şezhdelerindenfrom his prostrations | şezhdeleribizdenfrom our prostrations | şezhdelerigizdenfrom you all's prostrations | şezhdelerindenfrom their prostrations |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şezhdeleri can mean "his / her prostrations", "their prostration", or "their prostrations" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.