altayaq
/altajaq/ · plural altayaqla
1. crafty, wily, evasive; quick to turn up everywhere — Of a person who pushes in everywhere it is used ironically. Before adam it means a sly, pushy person.
- altayaq adam — a sly, pushy person
- altayaq jaş — a wily young man
- altayaq qatın — a wily woman
2. rogue, swindler, scoundrel
- altayaqğa iynanma — do not trust a rogue
- altayaqnı sözüne iynanma — do not believe a rogue's word
- altayaqla köbdüle — the rogues are many
3. six-legged
- altayaq qurt — a six-legged insect
- altayaq janıwar — a six-legged creature
- altayaq qumursha — a six-legged ant
4. cockroach
- üyde altayaq bar — there is a cockroach in the house
- men altayaqnı kördüm — I saw a cockroach
- altayaqla köb bolğandıla — the cockroaches have multiplied
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | altayaqmaI am crafty | altayaqsayou are crafty | altayaqdıhe is crafty | altayaqbızwe are crafty | altayaqsızyou all are crafty | altayaqdılathey are crafty |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden altayaqdı — "compared to me, he is crafty."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki altayaqdımine is crafty | seniki altayaqdıyours is crafty | anıqı altayaqdıhis is crafty | bizniki altayaqdıours is crafty | sizniki altayaqdıyours (pl.) is crafty | alanıqı altayaqdıtheirs is crafty |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile altayaqdılamine are crafty | senikile altayaqdılayours are crafty | anıqıla altayaqdılahis are crafty | biznikile altayaqdılaours are crafty | siznikile altayaqdılayours (pl.) are crafty | alanıqıla altayaqdılatheirs are crafty |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu altayaqdı, bıla altayaqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | altayaqthe rogue | altayağımmy rogue | altayağıŋyour rogue | altayağıhis rogue | altayağıbızour rogue | altayağığızyou all's rogue | altayaqlarıtheir rogues |
| Genitive | altayaqnıthe rogue's | altayağımımy rogue's | altayağıŋıyour rogue's | altayağınıhis rogue's | altayağıbıznıour rogue's | altayağığıznıyou all's rogue's | altayaqlarınıtheir rogues' |
| Accusative | altayaqnıthe rogue (as the object) | altayağımımy rogue (as the object) | altayağıŋıyour rogue (as the object) | altayağınhis rogue (as the object) | altayağıbıznıour rogue (as the object) | altayağığıznıyou all's rogue (as the object) | altayaqlarıntheir rogues (as the object) |
| Dative | altayaqğato the rogue | altayağımato my rogue | altayağıŋato your rogue | altayağınato his rogue | altayağıbızğato our rogue | altayağığızğato you all's rogue | altayaqlarınato their rogues |
| Locative | altayaqdain / at the rogue | altayağımdain / at my rogue | altayağıŋdain / at your rogue | altayağındain / at his rogue | altayağıbızdain / at our rogue | altayağığızdain / at you all's rogue | altayaqlarındain / at their rogues |
| Ablative | altayaqdanfrom the rogue | altayağımdanfrom my rogue | altayağıŋdanfrom your rogue | altayağındanfrom his rogue | altayağıbızdanfrom our rogue | altayağığızdanfrom you all's rogue | altayaqlarındanfrom their rogues |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | altayaqlathe rogues | altayaqlarımmy rogues | altayaqlarıŋyour rogues | altayaqlarıhis rogues | altayaqlarıbızour rogues | altayaqlarığızyou all's rogues | altayaqlarıtheir rogues |
| Genitive | altayaqlanıthe rogues' | altayaqlarımımy rogues' | altayaqlarıŋıyour rogues' | altayaqlarınıhis rogues' | altayaqlarıbıznıour rogues' | altayaqlarığıznıyou all's rogues' | altayaqlarınıtheir rogues' |
| Accusative | altayaqlanıthe rogues (as the object) | altayaqlarımımy rogues (as the object) | altayaqlarıŋıyour rogues (as the object) | altayaqlarınhis rogues (as the object) | altayaqlarıbıznıour rogues (as the object) | altayaqlarığıznıyou all's rogues (as the object) | altayaqlarıntheir rogues (as the object) |
| Dative | altayaqlağato the rogues | altayaqlarımato my rogues | altayaqlarıŋato your rogues | altayaqlarınato his rogues | altayaqlarıbızğato our rogues | altayaqlarığızğato you all's rogues | altayaqlarınato their rogues |
| Locative | altayaqladain / at the rogues | altayaqlarımdain / at my rogues | altayaqlarıŋdain / at your rogues | altayaqlarındain / at his rogues | altayaqlarıbızdain / at our rogues | altayaqlarığızdain / at you all's rogues | altayaqlarındain / at their rogues |
| Ablative | altayaqladanfrom the rogues | altayaqlarımdanfrom my rogues | altayaqlarıŋdanfrom your rogues | altayaqlarındanfrom his rogues | altayaqlarıbızdanfrom our rogues | altayaqlarığızdanfrom you all's rogues | altayaqlarındanfrom their rogues |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: altayaqları can mean "his / her rogues", "their rogue", or "their rogues" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | altayaqnıqıthe rogue's one | altayaqnıqılathe rogue's ones | altayaqlanıqıthe rogues' one | altayaqlanıqılathe rogues' ones |
| Genitive | altayaqnıqınıof the rogue's one | altayaqnıqılanıof the rogue's ones | altayaqlanıqınıof the rogues' one | altayaqlanıqılanıof the rogues' ones |
| Accusative | altayaqnıqınthe rogue's one (as the object) | altayaqnıqılanıthe rogue's ones (as the object) | altayaqlanıqınthe rogues' one (as the object) | altayaqlanıqılanıthe rogues' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | altayaqnıqınato the rogue's one | altayaqnıqılağato the rogue's ones | altayaqlanıqınato the rogues' one | altayaqlanıqılağato the rogues' ones |
| Locative | altayaqnıqındain / at the rogue's one | altayaqnıqıladain / at the rogue's ones | altayaqlanıqındain / at the rogues' one | altayaqlanıqıladain / at the rogues' ones |
| Ablative | altayaqnıqındanfrom the rogue's one | altayaqnıqıladanfrom the rogue's ones | altayaqlanıqındanfrom the rogues' one | altayaqlanıqıladanfrom the rogues' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.