duqur
/duqur/
Definitions
1. lump, a swelling raised on the body
- mangılayında duquru bar edi — there was a lump on his forehead
- başında duqur çıqdı — a lump came up on his head
- duquru ullu edi — the lump was large
2. bulge, a raised part standing out from a surface
- duqur sırt — a humped back
- duqur jerlerin sıydam eterge — to smooth away the raised places
- jolnu duqurları — the bumps of the road
3. hump, the fleshy rise on the back of a camel
- tüeni duquru — the camel's hump
- tüeni duqurlarına jük saldıla — they loaded the burden onto the camel's humps
- duquru ullu tüe — a camel with a large hump
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | duqurthe lump | duqurlathe lumps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | duqurnuthe lump's | duqurlanıthe lumps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | duqurnuthe lump (as the object) | duqurlanıthe lumps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | duqurğato the lump | duqurlağato the lumps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | duqurdaat / in the lump | duqurladaat / in the lumps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | duqurdanfrom the lump | duqurladanfrom the lumps | 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 | duqurummy lump | duqurlarımmy lumps |
| your | duqurungyour lump | duqurlarıngyour lumps |
| his / her | duquruhis / her lump | duqurlarıhis / her lumps |
| our | duqurubuzour lump | duqurlarıbızour lumps |
| you all's | duquruğuzyou all's lump | duqurlarığızyou all's lumps |
| their | duqurlarıtheir lump | duqurlarıtheir lumps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: duqurları can mean "his / her lumps", "their lump", or "their lumps" — context decides.