duga
/duɡa/ · plural dugala
1. shaft bow, the wooden bow of a horse harness, arching above the shafts
- ağaç duga — a wooden harness bow
- atnı dugası — the horse's harness bow
- duganı atha salırğa — to put the harness bow on the horse
2. arc, a curved line forming part of a circle — Also in elektro duga "electric arc".
- tögerekni dugası — the arc of a circle
- duganı uzunluğu — the length of the arc
- duganı sızarğa — to draw the arc
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dugathe bow | dugammy bow | dugaŋyour bow | dugasıhis bow | dugabızour bow | dugağızyou all's bow | dugalarıtheir bows |
| Genitive | duganıthe bow's | dugamımy bow's | dugaŋıyour bow's | dugasınıhis bow's | dugabıznıour bow's | dugağıznıyou all's bow's | dugalarınıtheir bows' |
| Accusative | duganıthe bow (as the object) | dugamımy bow (as the object) | dugaŋıyour bow (as the object) | dugasınhis bow (as the object) | dugabıznıour bow (as the object) | dugağıznıyou all's bow (as the object) | dugalarıntheir bows (as the object) |
| Dative | dugağato the bow | dugamato my bow | dugaŋato your bow | dugasınato his bow | dugabızğato our bow | dugağızğato you all's bow | dugalarınato their bows |
| Locative | dugadain / at the bow | dugamdain / at my bow | dugaŋdain / at your bow | dugasındain / at his bow | dugabızdain / at our bow | dugağızdain / at you all's bow | dugalarındain / at their bows |
| Ablative | dugadanfrom the bow | dugamdanfrom my bow | dugaŋdanfrom your bow | dugasındanfrom his bow | dugabızdanfrom our bow | dugağızdanfrom you all's bow | dugalarındanfrom their bows |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dugalathe bows | dugalarımmy bows | dugalarıŋyour bows | dugalarıhis bows | dugalarıbızour bows | dugalarığızyou all's bows | dugalarıtheir bows |
| Genitive | dugalanıthe bows' | dugalarımımy bows' | dugalarıŋıyour bows' | dugalarınıhis bows' | dugalarıbıznıour bows' | dugalarığıznıyou all's bows' | dugalarınıtheir bows' |
| Accusative | dugalanıthe bows (as the object) | dugalarımımy bows (as the object) | dugalarıŋıyour bows (as the object) | dugalarınhis bows (as the object) | dugalarıbıznıour bows (as the object) | dugalarığıznıyou all's bows (as the object) | dugalarıntheir bows (as the object) |
| Dative | dugalağato the bows | dugalarımato my bows | dugalarıŋato your bows | dugalarınato his bows | dugalarıbızğato our bows | dugalarığızğato you all's bows | dugalarınato their bows |
| Locative | dugaladain / at the bows | dugalarımdain / at my bows | dugalarıŋdain / at your bows | dugalarındain / at his bows | dugalarıbızdain / at our bows | dugalarığızdain / at you all's bows | dugalarındain / at their bows |
| Ablative | dugaladanfrom the bows | dugalarımdanfrom my bows | dugalarıŋdanfrom your bows | dugalarındanfrom his bows | dugalarıbızdanfrom our bows | dugalarığızdanfrom you all's bows | dugalarındanfrom their bows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dugaları can mean "his / her bows", "their bow", or "their bows" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.