arqaw
/arqaw/ · plural arqawla
1. beam, ridge beam, main joist, crossbeam — In building, the thick beam that runs lengthwise along the middle of a roof, its ends resting on the walls. Proverb: arqawsuz üy bolmaz, there is no house without a ridge beam.
- üynü arqawu — the ridge beam of the house
- arqawsuz üy bolmaz — there is no house without a ridge beam
- arqawğa jarağan ağaçnı sayladıq — we chose a tree fit for the ridge beam
- ağaçnı uzunu arqaw bolur — the long one of the trees becomes a ridge beam
2. weft — The crosswise thread carried through the warp on the loom.
- qumaçnı arqawu — the weft of the cloth
- qumaçnı boyu bla arqawu — the warp and weft of the cloth
- qumaçnı arqawu tığıydı — the cloth's weft is dense
- arqawnu jibi — the thread of the weft
3. log, timber — For example the logs of a bridge: köpürnü arqawları.
- köpürnü arqawları çıqırdaydıla — the logs of the bridge creak
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | arqawthe beam | arqawummy beam | arqawuŋyour beam | arqawuhis beam | arqawubuzour beam | arqawuğuzyou all's beam | arqawlarıtheir beams |
| Genitive | arqawnuthe beam's | arqawumumy beam's | arqawuŋuyour beam's | arqawunuhis beam's | arqawubuznuour beam's | arqawuğuznuyou all's beam's | arqawlarınıtheir beams' |
| Accusative | arqawnuthe beam (as the object) | arqawumumy beam (as the object) | arqawuŋuyour beam (as the object) | arqawunhis beam (as the object) | arqawubuznuour beam (as the object) | arqawuğuznuyou all's beam (as the object) | arqawlarıntheir beams (as the object) |
| Dative | arqawğato the beam | arqawumato my beam | arqawuŋato your beam | arqawunato his beam | arqawubuzğato our beam | arqawuğuzğato you all's beam | arqawlarınato their beams |
| Locative | arqawdain / at the beam | arqawumdain / at my beam | arqawuŋdain / at your beam | arqawundain / at his beam | arqawubuzdain / at our beam | arqawuğuzdain / at you all's beam | arqawlarındain / at their beams |
| Ablative | arqawdanfrom the beam | arqawumdanfrom my beam | arqawuŋdanfrom your beam | arqawundanfrom his beam | arqawubuzdanfrom our beam | arqawuğuzdanfrom you all's beam | arqawlarındanfrom their beams |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | arqawlathe beams | arqawlarımmy beams | arqawlarıŋyour beams | arqawlarıhis beams | arqawlarıbızour beams | arqawlarığızyou all's beams | arqawlarıtheir beams |
| Genitive | arqawlanıthe beams' | arqawlarımımy beams' | arqawlarıŋıyour beams' | arqawlarınıhis beams' | arqawlarıbıznıour beams' | arqawlarığıznıyou all's beams' | arqawlarınıtheir beams' |
| Accusative | arqawlanıthe beams (as the object) | arqawlarımımy beams (as the object) | arqawlarıŋıyour beams (as the object) | arqawlarınhis beams (as the object) | arqawlarıbıznıour beams (as the object) | arqawlarığıznıyou all's beams (as the object) | arqawlarıntheir beams (as the object) |
| Dative | arqawlağato the beams | arqawlarımato my beams | arqawlarıŋato your beams | arqawlarınato his beams | arqawlarıbızğato our beams | arqawlarığızğato you all's beams | arqawlarınato their beams |
| Locative | arqawladain / at the beams | arqawlarımdain / at my beams | arqawlarıŋdain / at your beams | arqawlarındain / at his beams | arqawlarıbızdain / at our beams | arqawlarığızdain / at you all's beams | arqawlarındain / at their beams |
| Ablative | arqawladanfrom the beams | arqawlarımdanfrom my beams | arqawlarıŋdanfrom your beams | arqawlarındanfrom his beams | arqawlarıbızdanfrom our beams | arqawlarığızdanfrom you all's beams | arqawlarındanfrom their 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.