loqum
/loqum/ · plural loqumla
1. fried pastry, a piece of dough of a set shape (triangular or square) fried in butter or fat
- jawda bişgen loqum — a pastry fried in butter
- sarı jawda bişgen loqumla — pastries fried in melted butter
- tılı etib, loqumla bişirdi — made dough and fried pastries
- qatınla loqumla, hıçınla, börekle bişiredile — the women cook pastries, khychins and pies
- tatlı loqum — a sweet pastry
- ullu loqumla — big fried pastries
2. diamonds, one of the four suits of playing cards — Before another noun it means of diamonds: loqum tuz the ace of diamonds.
- loqum tuz — the ace of diamonds
- loqum segizça — the eight of diamonds
- loqum qız — the queen of diamonds
- közür loqumdu — diamonds are trumps
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | loqumthe fried pastry | loqumummy fried pastry | loqumuŋyour fried pastry | loqumuhis fried pastry | loqumubuzour fried pastry | loqumuğuzyou all's fried pastry | loqumlarıtheir fried pastries |
| Genitive | loqumnuthe fried pastry's | loqumumumy fried pastry's | loqumuŋuyour fried pastry's | loqumunuhis fried pastry's | loqumubuznuour fried pastry's | loqumuğuznuyou all's fried pastry's | loqumlarınıtheir fried pastries' |
| Accusative | loqumnuthe fried pastry (as the object) | loqumumumy fried pastry (as the object) | loqumuŋuyour fried pastry (as the object) | loqumunhis fried pastry (as the object) | loqumubuznuour fried pastry (as the object) | loqumuğuznuyou all's fried pastry (as the object) | loqumlarıntheir fried pastries (as the object) |
| Dative | loqumğato the fried pastry | loqumumato my fried pastry | loqumuŋato your fried pastry | loqumunato his fried pastry | loqumubuzğato our fried pastry | loqumuğuzğato you all's fried pastry | loqumlarınato their fried pastries |
| Locative | loqumdain / at the fried pastry | loqumumdain / at my fried pastry | loqumuŋdain / at your fried pastry | loqumundain / at his fried pastry | loqumubuzdain / at our fried pastry | loqumuğuzdain / at you all's fried pastry | loqumlarındain / at their fried pastries |
| Ablative | loqumdanfrom the fried pastry | loqumumdanfrom my fried pastry | loqumuŋdanfrom your fried pastry | loqumundanfrom his fried pastry | loqumubuzdanfrom our fried pastry | loqumuğuzdanfrom you all's fried pastry | loqumlarındanfrom their fried pastries |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | loqumlathe fried pastries | loqumlarımmy fried pastries | loqumlarıŋyour fried pastries | loqumlarıhis fried pastries | loqumlarıbızour fried pastries | loqumlarığızyou all's fried pastries | loqumlarıtheir fried pastries |
| Genitive | loqumlanıthe fried pastries' | loqumlarımımy fried pastries' | loqumlarıŋıyour fried pastries' | loqumlarınıhis fried pastries' | loqumlarıbıznıour fried pastries' | loqumlarığıznıyou all's fried pastries' | loqumlarınıtheir fried pastries' |
| Accusative | loqumlanıthe fried pastries (as the object) | loqumlarımımy fried pastries (as the object) | loqumlarıŋıyour fried pastries (as the object) | loqumlarınhis fried pastries (as the object) | loqumlarıbıznıour fried pastries (as the object) | loqumlarığıznıyou all's fried pastries (as the object) | loqumlarıntheir fried pastries (as the object) |
| Dative | loqumlağato the fried pastries | loqumlarımato my fried pastries | loqumlarıŋato your fried pastries | loqumlarınato his fried pastries | loqumlarıbızğato our fried pastries | loqumlarığızğato you all's fried pastries | loqumlarınato their fried pastries |
| Locative | loqumladain / at the fried pastries | loqumlarımdain / at my fried pastries | loqumlarıŋdain / at your fried pastries | loqumlarındain / at his fried pastries | loqumlarıbızdain / at our fried pastries | loqumlarığızdain / at you all's fried pastries | loqumlarındain / at their fried pastries |
| Ablative | loqumladanfrom the fried pastries | loqumlarımdanfrom my fried pastries | loqumlarıŋdanfrom your fried pastries | loqumlarındanfrom his fried pastries | loqumlarıbızdanfrom our fried pastries | loqumlarığızdanfrom you all's fried pastries | loqumlarındanfrom their fried pastries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: loqumları can mean "his / her fried pastries", "their fried pastry", or "their fried pastries" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.