omaqlıq
/omaqlɯq/
Definitions
1. elegance of dress, smartness of appearance
- qamağa omaqlıq kerek tüyüldü — a dagger has no need of elegance
- omaqlıqğa salıngan sınla — monuments set up for their elegance
- qıznı omaqlığı — the girl's smartness of dress
2. pomposity, inflated and high-flown manner
- qurğaq omaqlıq — dry pomposity
- sözünü omaqlığı — the pomposity of his speech
- omaqlıqnı süymeydi — he has no liking for pomposity
Related
omaqbasesmartly dressed, spruce, elegant, dapper, stylish; pompous, bombastic, flowery (of speech or style)
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | omaqlıqthe elegance | omaqlıqlathe elegances | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | omaqlıqnıthe elegance's | omaqlıqlanıthe elegances' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | omaqlıqnıthe elegance (as the object) | omaqlıqlanıthe elegances (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | omaqlıqğato the elegance | omaqlıqlağato the elegances | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | omaqlıqdaat / in the elegance | omaqlıqladaat / in the elegances | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | omaqlıqdanfrom the elegance | omaqlıqladanfrom the elegances | 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 | omaqlığımmy elegance | omaqlıqlarımmy elegances |
| your | omaqlığıngyour elegance | omaqlıqlarıngyour elegances |
| his / her | omaqlığıhis / her elegance | omaqlıqlarıhis / her elegances |
| our | omaqlığıbızour elegance | omaqlıqlarıbızour elegances |
| you all's | omaqlığığızyou all's elegance | omaqlıqlarığızyou all's elegances |
| their | omaqlıqlarıtheir elegance | omaqlıqlarıtheir elegances |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: omaqlıqları can mean "his / her elegances", "their elegance", or "their elegances" — context decides.