mınçaq
/ mɯntʃaq /
Definitions noun bead, beads, necklace of beads
Definitions noun prayer beads, tesbih, rosary
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mınçaq the bead | mınçaqla the beads | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mınçaqnı the bead's | mınçaqlanı the beads' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mınçaqnı the bead (as the object) | mınçaqlanı the beads (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mınçaqğa to the bead | mınçaqlağa to the beads | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mınçaqda at / in the bead | mınçaqlada at / in the beads | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mınçaqdan from the bead | mınçaqladan from the beads | 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 | mınçağım my bead | mınçaqlarım my beads |
| your | mınçağıŋ your bead | mınçaqlarıŋ your beads |
| his / her | mınçağı his / her bead | mınçaqları his / her beads |
| our | mınçağıbız our bead | mınçaqlarıbız our beads |
| you all's | mınçağığız you all's bead | mınçaqlarığız you all's beads |
| their | mınçaqları their bead | mınçaqları their beads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mınçaqları can mean "his / her beads", "their bead", or "their beads" — context decides.