azıq
/azɯq/
Definitions
1. food, provisions, supplies kept for eating
- azıqğa tohtarğa — to halt for a meal
- ertden azıq — the morning meal
- jolğa azıq alırğa — to take provisions for the road
2. fodder, feed for livestock
- mallanı azıqları — the animals' fodder
- qışha azıq jıydıla — they gathered fodder for the winter
- malğa azıq jetişdi — there was fodder enough for the cattle
Related
azıqsızwithouthaving no provisions, left without food or fodder
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | azıqthe food | azıqlathe foods | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | azıqnıthe food's | azıqlanıthe foods' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | azıqnıthe food (as the object) | azıqlanıthe foods (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | azıqğato the food | azıqlağato the foods | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | azıqdaat / in the food | azıqladaat / in the foods | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | azıqdanfrom the food | azıqladanfrom the foods | 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 | azığımmy food | azıqlarımmy foods |
| your | azığıngyour food | azıqlarıngyour foods |
| his / her | azığıhis / her food | azıqlarıhis / her foods |
| our | azığıbızour food | azıqlarıbızour foods |
| you all's | azığığızyou all's food | azıqlarığızyou all's foods |
| their | azıqlarıtheir food | azıqlarıtheir foods |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: azıqları can mean "his / her foods", "their food", or "their foods" — context decides.