aqrab
/aqrab/ · plural aqrabla
scorpion — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it archaic. It appears in the saying aqrab qabhan saw bolmaz "one stung by a scorpion will not recover" and in the curse aqrabla kemirlik etiŋi "may scorpions gnaw your flesh", which Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 renders as "may grave worms gnaw you".
- bu aqrabdı — this is a scorpion
- aqrabnı kördüm — I saw the scorpion
- ullu aqrab — a large scorpion
- aqrab qabhan saw bolmaz — one stung by a scorpion will not recover
- aqrabla kemirlik etiŋi! — may scorpions gnaw your flesh!
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aqrabthe scorpion | aqrabımmy scorpion | aqrabıŋyour scorpion | aqrabıhis scorpion | aqrabıbızour scorpion | aqrabığızyou all's scorpion | aqrablarıtheir scorpions |
| Genitive | aqrabnıthe scorpion's | aqrabımımy scorpion's | aqrabıŋıyour scorpion's | aqrabınıhis scorpion's | aqrabıbıznıour scorpion's | aqrabığıznıyou all's scorpion's | aqrablarınıtheir scorpions' |
| Accusative | aqrabnıthe scorpion (as the object) | aqrabımımy scorpion (as the object) | aqrabıŋıyour scorpion (as the object) | aqrabınhis scorpion (as the object) | aqrabıbıznıour scorpion (as the object) | aqrabığıznıyou all's scorpion (as the object) | aqrablarıntheir scorpions (as the object) |
| Dative | aqrabhato the scorpion | aqrabımato my scorpion | aqrabıŋato your scorpion | aqrabınato his scorpion | aqrabıbızğato our scorpion | aqrabığızğato you all's scorpion | aqrablarınato their scorpions |
| Locative | aqrabdain / at the scorpion | aqrabımdain / at my scorpion | aqrabıŋdain / at your scorpion | aqrabındain / at his scorpion | aqrabıbızdain / at our scorpion | aqrabığızdain / at you all's scorpion | aqrablarındain / at their scorpions |
| Ablative | aqrabdanfrom the scorpion | aqrabımdanfrom my scorpion | aqrabıŋdanfrom your scorpion | aqrabındanfrom his scorpion | aqrabıbızdanfrom our scorpion | aqrabığızdanfrom you all's scorpion | aqrablarındanfrom their scorpions |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aqrablathe scorpions | aqrablarımmy scorpions | aqrablarıŋyour scorpions | aqrablarıhis scorpions | aqrablarıbızour scorpions | aqrablarığızyou all's scorpions | aqrablarıtheir scorpions |
| Genitive | aqrablanıthe scorpions' | aqrablarımımy scorpions' | aqrablarıŋıyour scorpions' | aqrablarınıhis scorpions' | aqrablarıbıznıour scorpions' | aqrablarığıznıyou all's scorpions' | aqrablarınıtheir scorpions' |
| Accusative | aqrablanıthe scorpions (as the object) | aqrablarımımy scorpions (as the object) | aqrablarıŋıyour scorpions (as the object) | aqrablarınhis scorpions (as the object) | aqrablarıbıznıour scorpions (as the object) | aqrablarığıznıyou all's scorpions (as the object) | aqrablarıntheir scorpions (as the object) |
| Dative | aqrablağato the scorpions | aqrablarımato my scorpions | aqrablarıŋato your scorpions | aqrablarınato his scorpions | aqrablarıbızğato our scorpions | aqrablarığızğato you all's scorpions | aqrablarınato their scorpions |
| Locative | aqrabladain / at the scorpions | aqrablarımdain / at my scorpions | aqrablarıŋdain / at your scorpions | aqrablarındain / at his scorpions | aqrablarıbızdain / at our scorpions | aqrablarığızdain / at you all's scorpions | aqrablarındain / at their scorpions |
| Ablative | aqrabladanfrom the scorpions | aqrablarımdanfrom my scorpions | aqrablarıŋdanfrom your scorpions | aqrablarındanfrom his scorpions | aqrablarıbızdanfrom our scorpions | aqrablarığızdanfrom you all's scorpions | aqrablarındanfrom their scorpions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aqrabları can mean "his / her scorpions", "their scorpion", or "their scorpions" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.