bıqı
/bɯqɯ/
Definition
hanging post, a post with the branches cut short and sharpened, set up to hang meat and vessels on
- qoş allında bıqı — the hanging post in front of the shepherd's hut
- bıqığa etni tağarğa — to hang the meat on the post
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bıqıthe hanging post | bıqılathe hanging posts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bıqınıthe hanging post's | bıqılanıthe hanging posts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bıqınıthe hanging post (as the object) | bıqılanıthe hanging posts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bıqığato the hanging post | bıqılağato the hanging posts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bıqıdaat / in the hanging post | bıqıladaat / in the hanging posts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bıqıdanfrom the hanging post | bıqıladanfrom the hanging posts | 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 | bıqımmy hanging post | bıqılarımmy hanging posts |
| your | bıqıngyour hanging post | bıqılarıngyour hanging posts |
| his / her | bıqısıhis / her hanging post | bıqılarıhis / her hanging posts |
| our | bıqıbızour hanging post | bıqılarıbızour hanging posts |
| you all's | bıqığızyou all's hanging post | bıqılarığızyou all's hanging posts |
| their | bıqılarıtheir hanging post | bıqılarıtheir hanging posts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bıqıları can mean "his / her hanging posts", "their hanging post", or "their hanging posts" — context decides.