çıraq
/tʃɯraq/
Definition
lamp, candle, lantern, torch, light source
- üyde jarıq çıraq jandı — a bright lamp burned in the house
- ilmu - qarangıda çıraqdı — knowledge is a beacon in darkness
- çıraq jarıq bermez — a lamp gives no light
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çıraqthe lamp | çıraqlathe lamps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çıraqnıthe lamp's | çıraqlanıthe lamps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çıraqnıthe lamp (as the object) | çıraqlanıthe lamps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çıraqğato the lamp | çıraqlağato the lamps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çıraqdaat / in the lamp | çıraqladaat / in the lamps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çıraqdanfrom the lamp | çıraqladanfrom the lamps | 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 | çırağımmy lamp | çıraqlarımmy lamps |
| your | çırağıngyour lamp | çıraqlarıngyour lamps |
| his / her | çırağıhis / her lamp | çıraqlarıhis / her lamps |
| our | çırağıbızour lamp | çıraqlarıbızour lamps |
| you all's | çırağığızyou all's lamp | çıraqlarığızyou all's lamps |
| their | çıraqlarıtheir lamp | çıraqlarıtheir lamps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çıraqları can mean "his / her lamps", "their lamp", or "their lamps" — context decides.