aqıl
/aqɯl/ · plural aqılla
1. mind, intellect, intelligence, reason, wisdom — Covers sanity and being in one's right mind, as in aqıldan tayarğa "lose one's mind". Before another noun it means mental or intellectual, as in aqıl iş "intellectual work".
- anı aqılı terendi — his mind is deep
- aqıl - adamnı baş baylığıdı — wisdom is a person's chief treasure
- aqılı bolmağan adam joldan azar — a person with no sense goes astray
- aqılı kem — short of intelligence
- aqıl bla es egizledile — intellect and memory are twins
2. thought, idea
- meni bir aqılım bardı — I have an idea
- aqılıŋ qalaydı? — what do you think?
- ol degenle boş aqılladıla — all that is empty fancies
- aman aqıl — a bad idea
3. opinion, point of view
- meni aqılıma köre — in my opinion
- kitabnı üsünden aqılı alaydı — that is his opinion of the book
- biz bir aqıllıbız — we are of one opinion
4. intention, desire, aim
- oqur aqılım bardı — I intend to study
- anı uwğa çığar aqılı bardı — he has an intention to go out hunting
- allay aqıl bardı — there is such an intention
- qobandan öter aqılğa kirdi — he decided to cross the river
- teŋizge tambla çığar aqıl bardı — there is an intention to put out to sea tomorrow
5. attention
- aqılıŋı oquwğa böl — direct your attention to studying
- anı aqılı başha zatdadı — his attention is on something else
- sabiyni aqılı bölünüb, aŋılamay qaladı — the child's attention gets distracted, and he does not understand
6. conclusion, inference
- bıllay aqılğa keldik — we came to this conclusion
- keterge kerekdi degen aqılğa keldik — we came to the conclusion that we must leave
- tüz aytadı degen aqılğa kelgenme — I have come to the conclusion that he is right
- aqılğa keldim — I reached a conclusion
7. advice, counsel, guidance, moral instruction one source
- qart ataŋı aqılına tıŋıla — listen to your grandfather's advice
- atam menŋe aqıl berdi — my father gave me advice
- ustaz sabiylege aşhı aqıl üretdi — the teacher taught the children good counsel
- aqıl bergen nögerden aylanma — do not turn away from a friend who gives sound advice
8. memory, recollection one source
- aqılımda qalğanı quru budu — this is all that remains in my memory
- ol aythan sözle aqılımda qaldıla — the words he spoke stayed in my memory
- anı atın aqılımda tutama — I keep his name in my memory
9. imagination
- anı aqılında — in his imagination
- ol künnü aqılıŋa keltir — picture that day in your mind
- ol bolmağan zatlanı aqılında köredi — in his imagination he sees things that do not exist
10. supposition, assumption
- seni aqılıŋ alaymıdı? — is that what you suppose?
- sizni aqılığız tüz çıqdı — your supposition turned out to be right
- anı aqılı kertige uşaydı — his assumption seems to be true
Expressions
- aman aqıl — deceit, cunning
- aqıl alırğa — make up one's mind
- aqıl bölürge — pay attention
- aqıl tabdırırğa — teach a lesson
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aqılthe mind | aqılımmy mind | aqılıŋyour mind | aqılıhis mind | aqılıbızour mind | aqılığızyou all's mind | aqıllarıtheir minds |
| Genitive | aqılnıthe mind's | aqılımımy mind's | aqılıŋıyour mind's | aqılınıhis mind's | aqılıbıznıour mind's | aqılığıznıyou all's mind's | aqıllarınıtheir minds' |
| Accusative | aqılnıthe mind (as the object) | aqılımımy mind (as the object) | aqılıŋıyour mind (as the object) | aqılınhis mind (as the object) | aqılıbıznıour mind (as the object) | aqılığıznıyou all's mind (as the object) | aqıllarıntheir minds (as the object) |
| Dative | aqılğato the mind | aqılımato my mind | aqılıŋato your mind | aqılınato his mind | aqılıbızğato our mind | aqılığızğato you all's mind | aqıllarınato their minds |
| Locative | aqıldain / at the mind | aqılımdain / at my mind | aqılıŋdain / at your mind | aqılındain / at his mind | aqılıbızdain / at our mind | aqılığızdain / at you all's mind | aqıllarındain / at their minds |
| Ablative | aqıldanfrom the mind | aqılımdanfrom my mind | aqılıŋdanfrom your mind | aqılındanfrom his mind | aqılıbızdanfrom our mind | aqılığızdanfrom you all's mind | aqıllarındanfrom their minds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aqıllathe minds | aqıllarımmy minds | aqıllarıŋyour minds | aqıllarıhis minds | aqıllarıbızour minds | aqıllarığızyou all's minds | aqıllarıtheir minds |
| Genitive | aqıllanıthe minds' | aqıllarımımy minds' | aqıllarıŋıyour minds' | aqıllarınıhis minds' | aqıllarıbıznıour minds' | aqıllarığıznıyou all's minds' | aqıllarınıtheir minds' |
| Accusative | aqıllanıthe minds (as the object) | aqıllarımımy minds (as the object) | aqıllarıŋıyour minds (as the object) | aqıllarınhis minds (as the object) | aqıllarıbıznıour minds (as the object) | aqıllarığıznıyou all's minds (as the object) | aqıllarıntheir minds (as the object) |
| Dative | aqıllağato the minds | aqıllarımato my minds | aqıllarıŋato your minds | aqıllarınato his minds | aqıllarıbızğato our minds | aqıllarığızğato you all's minds | aqıllarınato their minds |
| Locative | aqılladain / at the minds | aqıllarımdain / at my minds | aqıllarıŋdain / at your minds | aqıllarındain / at his minds | aqıllarıbızdain / at our minds | aqıllarığızdain / at you all's minds | aqıllarındain / at their minds |
| Ablative | aqılladanfrom the minds | aqıllarımdanfrom my minds | aqıllarıŋdanfrom your minds | aqıllarındanfrom his minds | aqıllarıbızdanfrom our minds | aqıllarığızdanfrom you all's minds | aqıllarındanfrom their minds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aqılları can mean "his / her minds", "their mind", or "their minds" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.