bulaq
/bulaq/
Definitions
1. spring, a natural source where water rises from the ground — Elbrusoid marks the entry уст.; the corpus still attests the word (21 occurrences in 14 documents), so the sense is filed as dated rather than archaic
- taw bulaqdan suwuq suw içdik — we drank cold water from the mountain spring
- bulaq taşnı tübünden çığadı — the spring rises from under the stone
- elni qatında bulaq bardı — there is a spring beside the village
2. river, a large watercourse
- bulaqnı öterge köpür kerekdi — a bridge is needed to cross the river
- ullu bulaq tüzde aqğandı — a great river flowed across the plain
- bulaqnı jağasında terekle ösedile — trees grow on the bank of the river
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bulaqthe spring | bulaqlathe springs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bulaqnıthe spring's | bulaqlanıthe springs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bulaqnıthe spring (as the object) | bulaqlanıthe springs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bulaqğato the spring | bulaqlağato the springs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bulaqdaat / in the spring | bulaqladaat / in the springs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bulaqdanfrom the spring | bulaqladanfrom the springs | 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 | bulağımmy spring | bulaqlarımmy springs |
| your | bulağıngyour spring | bulaqlarıngyour springs |
| his / her | bulağıhis / her spring | bulaqlarıhis / her springs |
| our | bulağıbızour spring | bulaqlarıbızour springs |
| you all's | bulağığızyou all's spring | bulaqlarığızyou all's springs |
| their | bulaqlarıtheir spring | bulaqlarıtheir springs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bulaqları can mean "his / her springs", "their spring", or "their springs" — context decides.