aqmıyıq
/aqmɯjɯq/
Definitions
1. having a white or grey moustache
- aqmıyıq qart — a white-moustached old man
- aqmıyıq kiştik — a white-whiskered cat
- aqmıyıq atam — my grey-moustached father
2. snow and winter cold considered together; the season of frost
- aqmıyıq başlanı ağartadı — the winter frost whitens the peaks
- aqmıyıq jetgendi — the season of frost has come
- aqmıyıqnı suwuğu — the cold of the winter frost
3. the winter frost personified as an old man; Father Frost — written with a capital in this reading
- aqmıyıq keldi — father Frost has come
- aqmıyıqğa tüberge hazırlanadıla — they are getting ready to meet Father Frost
- aqmıyıqnı saqlaybız — we are waiting for Father Frost
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men aqmıyıqmaI am white-moustached | biz aqmıyıqbızwe are white-moustached |
| 2nd person | sen aqmıyıqsayou are white-moustached | siz aqmıyıqsızyou all are white-moustached |
| 3rd person | ol aqmıyıqdıhe / she / it is white-moustached | ala aqmıyıqdılathey are white-moustached |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aqmıyıqthe frost | aqmıyıqlathe frosts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aqmıyıqnıthe frost's | aqmıyıqlanıthe frosts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aqmıyıqnıthe frost (as the object) | aqmıyıqlanıthe frosts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | aqmıyıqğato the frost | aqmıyıqlağato the frosts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aqmıyıqdaat / in the frost | aqmıyıqladaat / in the frosts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aqmıyıqdanfrom the frost | aqmıyıqladanfrom the frosts | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | aqmıyığımmy frost | aqmıyıqlarımmy frosts |
| your | aqmıyığıngyour frost | aqmıyıqlarıngyour frosts |
| his / her | aqmıyığıhis / her frost | aqmıyıqlarıhis / her frosts |
| our | aqmıyığıbızour frost | aqmıyıqlarıbızour frosts |
| you all's | aqmıyığığızyou all's frost | aqmıyıqlarığızyou all's frosts |
| their | aqmıyıqlarıtheir frost | aqmıyıqlarıtheir frosts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aqmıyıqları can mean "his / her frosts", "their frost", or "their frosts" — context decides.