азы

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Abkhaz

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Alternative forms

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Preposition

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а-зы́ (a-zə́)

  1. for
  2. to
  3. because of

Usage notes

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Used with 3rd-person singular inanimate. For others, use the corresponding prefix,

  • For 1st-person singular, use сзыszəfor me.
  • For 1st-person plural, use ҳзыḥzəfor us.
  • For 2nd-person masculine singular, use узыuzəfor you.
  • For 2nd-person feminine singular, use бзыbzəfor you.
  • For 2nd-person plural, use шәзыŝʷzəfor you.
  • For 3rd-person masculine human singular, use изыizəfor him.
  • For 3rd-person feminine human singular, use лзыlzəfor her.
  • For 3rd-person plural, use рзыrzəfor them.

When combined with a verb, to denote that something is done for somebody or something, it is also used inside the verb, where it's a combination of the (possesive) personal prefix plus з(ы), which is a prefix to the verb root.

In intransitive verbs the subject of the verb stands before з(ы) (and personal prefix), where as in a transitive verb the subject stands after the affix and the object before it. For example: intransitive сузнацеит (suznacejtʼ, I went there for you), and transitive иузызгеит (iuzəzgejtʼ, I took it for you).

When an action is done to do another action (verb), the suffix (а)зы is used after the verb (see below).

After a vowel, suffix -зы (-zə) can be used:

Авиациабзиабаҩцәа аҳаирпланқәа ирбаразы Аҟәа аеропорт ахь ицеит.
Avjacjabzjabajʷcʷa aḥajrpʼlankʷa irbara Aqʷʼa ajeropʼortʼ axʲ icejtʼ.
Aviation-enthusiasts went to Sukhumi airport to see aircraft.

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic азъ (azŭ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐˈzɨ]
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Noun

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азы́ (azým inan pl (genitive азо́в, plural only)

  1. (plural only) ABC, nuts and bolts, elements

Declension

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Noun

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азы́ (azým inan pl

  1. nominative/accusative plural of аз (az)

Tuvan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *aŕu (or). Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (azu, or), Old Turkic [script needed] (azu, or).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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азы (azı)

  1. or
    Борта бөрү азы дилги чораан-дыр.Borta börü azı dilgi çoraan-dır.There was a wolf or a fox there.