arqaw
/arqaw/
Definitions
1. a ridge beam or main joist carrying a roof; a crossbeam — Elbrusoid labels the entry стр.; TSKBYA files this reading къур. (construction)
- üynü arqawu — the ridge beam of the house
- köpürnü arqawları çıqırdaydıla — the beams of the bridge creak
- ağaçnı uzunu arqaw bolur — of trees, the long one becomes the beam
2. the weft, the cross-threads carried through the warp in weaving — TSKBYA marks this reading тех.
- qumaçnı arqawu — the weft of the cloth
- arqawnu jibi — the thread of the weft
- qumaçnı arqawu tığıydı — the weft of the cloth is close
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arqawthe beam | arqawlathe beams | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | arqawnuthe beam's | arqawlanıthe beams' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | arqawnuthe beam (as the object) | arqawlanıthe beams (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | arqawğato the beam | arqawlağato the beams | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | arqawdaat / in the beam | arqawladaat / in the beams | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | arqawdanfrom the beam | arqawladanfrom the beams | 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 | arqawummy beam | arqawlarımmy beams |
| your | arqawungyour beam | arqawlarıngyour beams |
| his / her | arqawuhis / her beam | arqawlarıhis / her beams |
| our | arqawubuzour beam | arqawlarıbızour beams |
| you all's | arqawuğuzyou all's beam | arqawlarığızyou all's beams |
| their | arqawlarıtheir beam | arqawlarıtheir beams |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: arqawları can mean "his / her beams", "their beam", or "their beams" — context decides.