opuraq
/opuraq/ · plural opuraqla
clothing, garments — Known mainly from the proverb üy ariwu topuraq adam ariwu opuraq, "a house's beauty is in its clay plaster, a person's beauty is in their clothing."
- adam ariwu opuraq — a person's beauty is clothing
- adamnı adam etgen opuraq — what makes a person a person is clothing
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | opuraqthe clothing | opurağımmy clothing | opurağıŋyour clothing | opurağıhis clothing | opurağıbızour clothing | opurağığızyou all's clothing | opuraqlarıtheir clothings |
| Genitive | opuraqnıthe clothing's | opurağımımy clothing's | opurağıŋıyour clothing's | opurağınıhis clothing's | opurağıbıznıour clothing's | opurağığıznıyou all's clothing's | opuraqlarınıtheir clothings' |
| Accusative | opuraqnıthe clothing (as the object) | opurağımımy clothing (as the object) | opurağıŋıyour clothing (as the object) | opurağınhis clothing (as the object) | opurağıbıznıour clothing (as the object) | opurağığıznıyou all's clothing (as the object) | opuraqlarıntheir clothings (as the object) |
| Dative | opuraqğato the clothing | opurağımato my clothing | opurağıŋato your clothing | opurağınato his clothing | opurağıbızğato our clothing | opurağığızğato you all's clothing | opuraqlarınato their clothings |
| Locative | opuraqdain / at the clothing | opurağımdain / at my clothing | opurağıŋdain / at your clothing | opurağındain / at his clothing | opurağıbızdain / at our clothing | opurağığızdain / at you all's clothing | opuraqlarındain / at their clothings |
| Ablative | opuraqdanfrom the clothing | opurağımdanfrom my clothing | opurağıŋdanfrom your clothing | opurağındanfrom his clothing | opurağıbızdanfrom our clothing | opurağığızdanfrom you all's clothing | opuraqlarındanfrom their clothings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | opuraqlathe clothings | opuraqlarımmy clothings | opuraqlarıŋyour clothings | opuraqlarıhis clothings | opuraqlarıbızour clothings | opuraqlarığızyou all's clothings | opuraqlarıtheir clothings |
| Genitive | opuraqlanıthe clothings' | opuraqlarımımy clothings' | opuraqlarıŋıyour clothings' | opuraqlarınıhis clothings' | opuraqlarıbıznıour clothings' | opuraqlarığıznıyou all's clothings' | opuraqlarınıtheir clothings' |
| Accusative | opuraqlanıthe clothings (as the object) | opuraqlarımımy clothings (as the object) | opuraqlarıŋıyour clothings (as the object) | opuraqlarınhis clothings (as the object) | opuraqlarıbıznıour clothings (as the object) | opuraqlarığıznıyou all's clothings (as the object) | opuraqlarıntheir clothings (as the object) |
| Dative | opuraqlağato the clothings | opuraqlarımato my clothings | opuraqlarıŋato your clothings | opuraqlarınato his clothings | opuraqlarıbızğato our clothings | opuraqlarığızğato you all's clothings | opuraqlarınato their clothings |
| Locative | opuraqladain / at the clothings | opuraqlarımdain / at my clothings | opuraqlarıŋdain / at your clothings | opuraqlarındain / at his clothings | opuraqlarıbızdain / at our clothings | opuraqlarığızdain / at you all's clothings | opuraqlarındain / at their clothings |
| Ablative | opuraqladanfrom the clothings | opuraqlarımdanfrom my clothings | opuraqlarıŋdanfrom your clothings | opuraqlarındanfrom his clothings | opuraqlarıbızdanfrom our clothings | opuraqlarığızdanfrom you all's clothings | opuraqlarındanfrom their clothings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: opuraqları can mean "his / her clothings", "their clothing", or "their clothings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.