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матӀу

[maˈtʼu]

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Transcription
[maˈtʼu]
Plain keyboard
mat'u · ASCII, no special letters
Syllables
ма·тӀу · 2 syllables
Sound pattern
CV.CV · C = consonant, V = vowel
Latin spelling
matʼu

Syllables, stress pattern and Latin spelling are worked out from the spelling by rule.

Meaning

  1. 1

    mirror, looking-glass

    зеркало

  2. 2

    dial. glass

    диал. стекло

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Grammar what kind of word it is, and how it behaves Show ▾ Hide ▴
Part of speech
Noun
Noun class
class III · things and animals
Declension
Second Declension (-лъ)
Number
countable · has a singular and a plural
Plural
матӀаби
Etymology
native
Homograph group
184619
Database id
184619
Added
2025-06-07
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Morphology and grammar info 27 stored forms · Grey means we worked it out by rule, not from a text. Show ▾ Hide ▴

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🔤 Noun Cases
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Core Cases
Case Singular In texts Plural In texts
Nominative who / what
матӀу /[matʼu]/
🔒 106
матӀаби /[matʼabi]/
🔒 12
Ergative by whom
матӀуялъ /[matʼujaɬ]/
🔒 3
матӀабаз /[matʼabaz]/
0
Genitive of whom / of what
матӀуялъул /[matʼujaɬul]/
0
матӀабазул /[matʼabazul]/
🔒 1
Dative to whom
матӀуялъе /[matʼujaɬe]/
0
матӀабазе /[matʼabaze]/
0
Locative (Spatial) Cases
Series 1 -да · on, on the surface
Case Singular In texts Plural In texts
Locative where
матӀуялда /[matʼujalda]/
🔒 18
матӀабазда /[matʼabazda]/
🔒 1
Allative to where
матӀуялде /[matʼujalde]/
🔒 1
матӀабазде /[matʼabazde]/
0
Ablative from where
матӀуялдаса /[matʼujaldasa]/
🔒 1
матӀабаздаса /[matʼabazdasa]/
0
Perlative through / along
матӀуялдасан /[matʼujaldasan]/
0
матӀабаздасан /[matʼabazdasan]/
0
Series 2 -хъ · at, by, near
Case Singular In texts Plural In texts
Locative where
матӀуялъухъ /[matʼujaɬuq͡χː]/
0
матӀабазухъ /[matʼabazuq͡χː]/
0
Allative to where
матӀуялъухъе /[matʼujaɬuq͡χːe]/
🔒 1
матӀабазухъе /[matʼabazuq͡χːe]/
0
Ablative from where
матӀуялъухъа /[matʼujaɬuq͡χːa]/
0
матӀабазухъа /[matʼabazuq͡χːa]/
0
Perlative through / along
матӀуялъухъан /[matʼujaɬuq͡χːan]/
0
матӀабазухъан /[matʼabazuq͡χːan]/
0
Series 3 -лъ · in, inside
Case Singular In texts Plural In texts
Locative where
матӀулъулъ /[matʼujaɬuɬ]/
🔒 0
матӀабазулъ /[matʼabazuɬ]/
🔒 1
Allative to where
матӀуялъулъе /[matʼujaɬuɬe]/
0
матӀабазулъе /[matʼabazuɬe]/
0
Ablative from where
матӀуялъулъа /[matʼujaɬuɬa]/
0
матӀабазулъа /[matʼabazuɬa]/
0
Perlative through / along
матӀуялъулъан /[matʼujaɬuɬan]/
0
матӀабазулъан /[matʼabazuɬan]/
0
Series 4 -кь · under, beneath
Case Singular In texts Plural In texts
Locative where
матӀуялъукь /[matʼujaɬut͡ɬʼː]/
0
матӀабазукь /[matʼabazut͡ɬʼː]/
0
Allative to where
матӀуялъукье /[matʼujaɬut͡ɬʼːe]/
0
матӀабазукье /[matʼabazut͡ɬʼːe]/
0
Ablative from where
матӀуялъукьа /[matʼujaɬut͡ɬʼːa]/
0
матӀабазукьа /[matʼabazut͡ɬʼːa]/
0
Perlative through / along
матӀуялъукьан /[matʼujaɬut͡ɬʼːan]/
0
матӀабазукьан /[matʼabazut͡ɬʼːan]/
0
Series 5 -б · among, within a mass
Case Singular In texts Plural In texts
Locative where
матӀулъуб /[matʼuɬub]/
🔒 0
матӀабазуб /[matʼabazub]/
0
Allative to where
матӀуялъубе /[matʼujaɬube]/
0
матӀабазубе /[matʼabazube]/
0
Ablative from where
матӀулъуса /[matʼuɬusa]/
🔒 0
матӀабазуса /[matʼabazusa]/
0
Perlative through / along
матӀулъусан /[matʼuɬusan]/
🔒 0
матӀабазусан /[matʼabazusan]/
0
Usage examples 3 set expressions · 6 sentences from real texts Show ▾ Hide ▴
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From the corpus sentences from real texts Show ▾ Hide ▴

  • Дуниял гӀакълу, гӀадан матӀу.

    Вселенная разум, человек зеркало.

    Магӏарул кицаби (Avar Proverbs about Wisdom)

  • матӀу гӀадин цӀвакун

    блестяще как зеркало

    Collocation examples

  • МатӀуялда цеве вачӀуна ва хъачӀабго гьаракьалъ кечӀ ахӀула.

    Подходит к зеркалу и грубым голосом поет.

    Sentence examples

  • МатӀу бекана.

    Зеркало разбилось.

    Бе - sentences

  • ГӀадамал рихьизе - кӀиго бер, нилъго рихьизе - матӀу.

    Два глаза - чтобы видеть людей, зеркало - чтобы видеть себя

    МагӀарул кицаби (Avar Proverbs)

  • МатӀуялда цее гогьдаризе бокьула долъие.

    Она любит кривляться перед зеркалом.

    Г - sentences

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