maqa
/maqa/ · plural maqala
1. frog — Before another noun it means frog's, froglike, as in maqa közleri "froglike eyes".
- jer maqa — a common frog
- suw maqa — a toad
- kölde maqa bardı — there is a frog in the lake
- maqala quruldaydıla — frogs croak
- maqa bala — a tadpole
- maqanı jandeti batmaq — a frog's paradise is a swamp
- maqa: «turğan kölüm teren bolsun» — the frog: “may the pool I live in be deep”
2. dwarf, person of very small stature — Elbrusoid marks this meaning as Karachay.
- ol adam maqadı — that person is a dwarf
- bu maqa kimdi? — who is this dwarf?
Expressions
- jilyan bla maqalay ayırılırğa — part on bad terms
- jilyan emgen maqaça — gaunt and frail
- maqa qaqlarğa — live in poverty; start out poor
- maqağa müyüz çıqğınçı — never
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maqathe frog | maqammy frog | maqaŋyour frog | maqasıhis frog | maqabızour frog | maqağızyou all's frog | maqalarıtheir frogs |
| Genitive | maqanıthe frog's | maqamımy frog's | maqaŋıyour frog's | maqasınıhis frog's | maqabıznıour frog's | maqağıznıyou all's frog's | maqalarınıtheir frogs' |
| Accusative | maqanıthe frog (as the object) | maqamımy frog (as the object) | maqaŋıyour frog (as the object) | maqasınhis frog (as the object) | maqabıznıour frog (as the object) | maqağıznıyou all's frog (as the object) | maqalarıntheir frogs (as the object) |
| Dative | maqağato the frog | maqamato my frog | maqaŋato your frog | maqasınato his frog | maqabızğato our frog | maqağızğato you all's frog | maqalarınato their frogs |
| Locative | maqadain / at the frog | maqamdain / at my frog | maqaŋdain / at your frog | maqasındain / at his frog | maqabızdain / at our frog | maqağızdain / at you all's frog | maqalarındain / at their frogs |
| Ablative | maqadanfrom the frog | maqamdanfrom my frog | maqaŋdanfrom your frog | maqasındanfrom his frog | maqabızdanfrom our frog | maqağızdanfrom you all's frog | maqalarındanfrom their frogs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maqalathe frogs | maqalarımmy frogs | maqalarıŋyour frogs | maqalarıhis frogs | maqalarıbızour frogs | maqalarığızyou all's frogs | maqalarıtheir frogs |
| Genitive | maqalanıthe frogs' | maqalarımımy frogs' | maqalarıŋıyour frogs' | maqalarınıhis frogs' | maqalarıbıznıour frogs' | maqalarığıznıyou all's frogs' | maqalarınıtheir frogs' |
| Accusative | maqalanıthe frogs (as the object) | maqalarımımy frogs (as the object) | maqalarıŋıyour frogs (as the object) | maqalarınhis frogs (as the object) | maqalarıbıznıour frogs (as the object) | maqalarığıznıyou all's frogs (as the object) | maqalarıntheir frogs (as the object) |
| Dative | maqalağato the frogs | maqalarımato my frogs | maqalarıŋato your frogs | maqalarınato his frogs | maqalarıbızğato our frogs | maqalarığızğato you all's frogs | maqalarınato their frogs |
| Locative | maqaladain / at the frogs | maqalarımdain / at my frogs | maqalarıŋdain / at your frogs | maqalarındain / at his frogs | maqalarıbızdain / at our frogs | maqalarığızdain / at you all's frogs | maqalarındain / at their frogs |
| Ablative | maqaladanfrom the frogs | maqalarımdanfrom my frogs | maqalarıŋdanfrom your frogs | maqalarındanfrom his frogs | maqalarıbızdanfrom our frogs | maqalarığızdanfrom you all's frogs | maqalarındanfrom their frogs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: maqaları can mean "his / her frogs", "their frog", or "their frogs" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maqanıqıthe frog's one | maqanıqılathe frog's ones | maqalanıqıthe frogs' one | maqalanıqılathe frogs' ones |
| Genitive | maqanıqınıof the frog's one | maqanıqılanıof the frog's ones | maqalanıqınıof the frogs' one | maqalanıqılanıof the frogs' ones |
| Accusative | maqanıqınthe frog's one (as the object) | maqanıqılanıthe frog's ones (as the object) | maqalanıqınthe frogs' one (as the object) | maqalanıqılanıthe frogs' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | maqanıqınato the frog's one | maqanıqılağato the frog's ones | maqalanıqınato the frogs' one | maqalanıqılağato the frogs' ones |
| Locative | maqanıqındain / at the frog's one | maqanıqıladain / at the frog's ones | maqalanıqındain / at the frogs' one | maqalanıqıladain / at the frogs' ones |
| Ablative | maqanıqındanfrom the frog's one | maqanıqıladanfrom the frog's ones | maqalanıqındanfrom the frogs' one | maqalanıqıladanfrom the frogs' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.