arqawluq

/arqawluq/ · plural arqawluqla

1. (n.) beam timber, log for a ridge beam

2. (n.) quality as a ridge beam, fitness for a ridge beam — Used with a possessive ending when judging a beam, as in munu arqawluğu qolay tüldü "this ridge beam is poor". one source

munu arqawluğu qolay tüldü — this one's quality as a ridge beam is poor

3. (adj.) lanky, very tall (humor.) — Often used on its own of a lanky person, as a joke: "if you are looking for a beam for your house, there goes a lanky one, don't let him get away." one source

mayna, arqawluq keledi, ıçhındırmağız — look, there comes a lanky one, don't let him get away

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of arqawluq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	arqawluqthe log	arqawluğummy log	arqawluğuŋyour log	arqawluğuhis log	arqawluğubuzour log	arqawluğuğuzyou all's log	arqawluqlarıtheir logs
Genitive	arqawluqnuthe log's	arqawluğumumy log's	arqawluğuŋuyour log's	arqawluğunuhis log's	arqawluğubuznuour log's	arqawluğuğuznuyou all's log's	arqawluqlarınıtheir logs'
Accusative	arqawluqnuthe log (as the object)	arqawluğumumy log (as the object)	arqawluğuŋuyour log (as the object)	arqawluğunhis log (as the object)	arqawluğubuznuour log (as the object)	arqawluğuğuznuyou all's log (as the object)	arqawluqlarıntheir logs (as the object)
Dative	arqawluqğato the log	arqawluğumato my log	arqawluğuŋato your log	arqawluğunato his log	arqawluğubuzğato our log	arqawluğuğuzğato you all's log	arqawluqlarınato their logs
Locative	arqawluqdain / at the log	arqawluğumdain / at my log	arqawluğuŋdain / at your log	arqawluğundain / at his log	arqawluğubuzdain / at our log	arqawluğuğuzdain / at you all's log	arqawluqlarındain / at their logs
Ablative	arqawluqdanfrom the log	arqawluğumdanfrom my log	arqawluğuŋdanfrom your log	arqawluğundanfrom his log	arqawluğubuzdanfrom our log	arqawluğuğuzdanfrom you all's log	arqawluqlarındanfrom their logs

Plural

Plural — cases of arqawluq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	arqawluqlathe logs	arqawluqlarımmy logs	arqawluqlarıŋyour logs	arqawluqlarıhis logs	arqawluqlarıbızour logs	arqawluqlarığızyou all's logs	arqawluqlarıtheir logs
Genitive	arqawluqlanıthe logs'	arqawluqlarımımy logs'	arqawluqlarıŋıyour logs'	arqawluqlarınıhis logs'	arqawluqlarıbıznıour logs'	arqawluqlarığıznıyou all's logs'	arqawluqlarınıtheir logs'
Accusative	arqawluqlanıthe logs (as the object)	arqawluqlarımımy logs (as the object)	arqawluqlarıŋıyour logs (as the object)	arqawluqlarınhis logs (as the object)	arqawluqlarıbıznıour logs (as the object)	arqawluqlarığıznıyou all's logs (as the object)	arqawluqlarıntheir logs (as the object)
Dative	arqawluqlağato the logs	arqawluqlarımato my logs	arqawluqlarıŋato your logs	arqawluqlarınato his logs	arqawluqlarıbızğato our logs	arqawluqlarığızğato you all's logs	arqawluqlarınato their logs
Locative	arqawluqladain / at the logs	arqawluqlarımdain / at my logs	arqawluqlarıŋdain / at your logs	arqawluqlarındain / at his logs	arqawluqlarıbızdain / at our logs	arqawluqlarığızdain / at you all's logs	arqawluqlarındain / at their logs
Ablative	arqawluqladanfrom the logs	arqawluqlarımdanfrom my logs	arqawluqlarıŋdanfrom your logs	arqawluqlarındanfrom his logs	arqawluqlarıbızdanfrom our logs	arqawluqlarığızdanfrom you all's logs	arqawluqlarındanfrom their logs

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: arqawluqları can mean "his / her logs", "their log", or "their logs" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.

As an adjective

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — arqawluq
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	arqawluqmaI am lanky	arqawluqsayou are lanky	arqawluqduhe is lanky	arqawluqbuzwe are lanky	arqawluqsuzyou all are lanky	arqawluqdulathey are lanky
comparative — more	arqawluğuraqmaI am lankier	arqawluğuraqsayou are lankier	arqawluğuraqdıhe is lankier	arqawluğuraqbızwe are lankier	arqawluğuraqsızyou all are lankier	arqawluğuraqdılathey are lankier
intensifier — very	bek arqawluqmaI am very lanky	bek arqawluqsayou are very lanky	bek arqawluqduhe is very lanky	bek arqawluqbuzwe are very lanky	bek arqawluqsuzyou all are very lanky	bek arqawluqdulathey are very lanky
superlative — most	em arqawluqmaI am the lankiest	em arqawluqsayou are the lankiest	em arqawluqduhe is the lankiest	em arqawluqbuzwe are the lankiest	em arqawluqsuzyou all are the lankiest	em arqawluqdulathey are the lankiest

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden arqawluqdu — "compared to me, he is lanky."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — arqawluq
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki arqawluqdumine is lanky	seniki arqawluqduyours is lanky	anıqı arqawluqduhis is lanky	bizniki arqawluqduours is lanky	sizniki arqawluqduyours (pl.) is lanky	alanıqı arqawluqdutheirs is lanky
comparative — more	meniki arqawluğuraqdımine is lankier	seniki arqawluğuraqdıyours is lankier	anıqı arqawluğuraqdıhis is lankier	bizniki arqawluğuraqdıours is lankier	sizniki arqawluğuraqdıyours (pl.) is lankier	alanıqı arqawluğuraqdıtheirs is lankier
intensifier — very	meniki bek arqawluqdumine is very lanky	seniki bek arqawluqduyours is very lanky	anıqı bek arqawluqduhis is very lanky	bizniki bek arqawluqduours is very lanky	sizniki bek arqawluqduyours (pl.) is very lanky	alanıqı bek arqawluqdutheirs is very lanky
superlative — most	meniki em arqawluqdumine is the lankiest	seniki em arqawluqduyours is the lankiest	anıqı em arqawluqduhis is the lankiest	bizniki em arqawluqduours is the lankiest	sizniki em arqawluqduyours (pl.) is the lankiest	alanıqı em arqawluqdutheirs is the lankiest

Several things

Several things — arqawluq
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile arqawluqdulamine are lanky	senikile arqawluqdulayours are lanky	anıqıla arqawluqdulahis are lanky	biznikile arqawluqdulaours are lanky	siznikile arqawluqdulayours (pl.) are lanky	alanıqıla arqawluqdulatheirs are lanky
comparative — more	menikile arqawluğuraqdılamine are lankier	senikile arqawluğuraqdılayours are lankier	anıqıla arqawluğuraqdılahis are lankier	biznikile arqawluğuraqdılaours are lankier	siznikile arqawluğuraqdılayours (pl.) are lankier	alanıqıla arqawluğuraqdılatheirs are lankier
intensifier — very	menikile bek arqawluqdulamine are very lanky	senikile bek arqawluqdulayours are very lanky	anıqıla bek arqawluqdulahis are very lanky	biznikile bek arqawluqdulaours are very lanky	siznikile bek arqawluqdulayours (pl.) are very lanky	alanıqıla bek arqawluqdulatheirs are very lanky
superlative — most	menikile em arqawluqdulamine are the lankiest	senikile em arqawluqdulayours are the lankiest	anıqıla em arqawluqdulahis are the lankiest	biznikile em arqawluqdulaours are the lankiest	siznikile em arqawluqdulayours (pl.) are the lankiest	alanıqıla em arqawluqdulatheirs are the lankiest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu arqawluqdu, bıla arqawluqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".