ot
/ot/ · plural otla
1. fire, flame, blaze
- ot jandırırğa — to kindle a fire
- otda jılınırğa — to warm oneself by the fire
- şıŋqart ot — a bonfire
- ot alırğa — to fetch fire
- otda küerge — to burn in the fire
- ot bolmağan jerden tütün çıqmaydı — smoke does not come from a place where there is no fire
2. gunfire, firing, shooting
- ot açıw — opening fire
- askerçile şkokladan ot açdıla — the soldiers opened fire with their rifles
- duşman otnu tübünden qutulğanma — I have escaped from under enemy fire
- biz duşmannı otunu tübünde qaldıq — we were caught under the enemy's fire
- tobladan ot açılğandı — fire has been opened from the guns
3. passion, ardor, fervor
- jürek otu — the heart's passion
- süymeklikni otu — the ardor of love
- süymeklikni otunda janama men — I burn in the fire of love
- anı jüreginde ullu ot bardı — there is a great passion in his heart
4. expert, master — The activity someone excels at stands in the dative.
- anı qolu otdu — he is skilled with his hands
- ol işlerge otdu — he is a master at working
- ol jırğa otdu — he is a master at singing
- jiger adam işge ot — an energetic person is a master at work
5. enthusiast, one who is keen on something — What someone is keen on stands in the dative.
- bu jaş kitab oqurğa otdu — this boy is keen on reading books
- ol jaŋı haparlağa otdu — he is eager for news
- qızçıq tatlı zatha otdu — the little girl is keen on sweets
6. harm, trouble, calamity, scourge
- halqım sınağandı uruş otun — my people have known the scourge of war
- duşman otu jetdi bizge — the enemy's scourge reached us
- jaşnı otdan aldıla — they rescued the boy from trouble
- anı otu bizge da jeter — its harm will reach us too
- uruş otu köb üynü quruthandı — the scourge of war has destroyed many homes
7. firelight — The light given off by anything that is burning.
- uzaqdan bir ot körünedi — a light is visible in the distance
- otu bolğan jandırığız — whoever has a light, light it
- elni otları keçe uzaqdan körünedile — at night the village's lights are seen from afar
- üyleni terezelerinde otla janadıla — lights are burning in the windows of the houses
8. cooking fire, stove
- amma sütnü otha saldı — grandmother put the milk on the stove
- qız tabanı otdan aldı — the girl took the pan off the fire
- anam etni otha salğandı — my mother has put the meat on to cook
- otha asarğa — to hang over the fire
- aş otda terk bişedi — the food cooks quickly on the fire
9. gunpowder
- ot bolmasa, şkok atmaydı — without gunpowder a rifle does not fire
- anı şkogunda ot qalmağandı — no gunpowder was left in his rifle
- aŋa jeti batman ot quyuğuz — pour seven batmans of gunpowder into it
- askerçile topha ot quyadıla — the soldiers are pouring gunpowder into the cannon
- şkogumda jaŋız atım otum joq — I have no gunpowder in my rifle for even a single shot
10. poison
- ölür ot — deadly poison
- ot aşarğa — to take poison
- ot aşatırğa — to poison someone
- ol ot içgendi — she drank poison
- qız ot içib ölgendi — the girl drank poison and died
- otu bolğan zatla — poisonous substances
11. grass; a plant or herb
- jaşil ot — green grass
- taw betde ot bitedi — grass grows on the mountainside
- malla otnu aşaydıla — the cattle eat the grass
- qara ot — fescue
- qızıl ot — madder
- öpke ot — wild carnation
Expressions
- ayıwnu qulağına ot salğanlay — stir up a fury
- eki otnu arasına tüşerge — caught between two troubles
- içi ot bolurğa — burn with anguish
- için ot alırğa — burn with anger; be seized with anxiety
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otthe fire | otummy fire | otuŋyour fire | otuhis fire | otubuzour fire | otuğuzyou all's fire | otlarıtheir fires |
| Genitive | otnuthe fire's | otumumy fire's | otuŋuyour fire's | otunuhis fire's | otubuznuour fire's | otuğuznuyou all's fire's | otlarınıtheir fires' |
| Accusative | otnuthe fire (as the object) | otumumy fire (as the object) | otuŋuyour fire (as the object) | otunhis fire (as the object) | otubuznuour fire (as the object) | otuğuznuyou all's fire (as the object) | otlarıntheir fires (as the object) |
| Dative | othato the fire | otumato my fire | otuŋato your fire | otunato his fire | otubuzğato our fire | otuğuzğato you all's fire | otlarınato their fires |
| Locative | otdain / at the fire | otumdain / at my fire | otuŋdain / at your fire | otundain / at his fire | otubuzdain / at our fire | otuğuzdain / at you all's fire | otlarındain / at their fires |
| Ablative | otdanfrom the fire | otumdanfrom my fire | otuŋdanfrom your fire | otundanfrom his fire | otubuzdanfrom our fire | otuğuzdanfrom you all's fire | otlarındanfrom their fires |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otlathe fires | otlarımmy fires | otlarıŋyour fires | otlarıhis fires | otlarıbızour fires | otlarığızyou all's fires | otlarıtheir fires |
| Genitive | otlanıthe fires' | otlarımımy fires' | otlarıŋıyour fires' | otlarınıhis fires' | otlarıbıznıour fires' | otlarığıznıyou all's fires' | otlarınıtheir fires' |
| Accusative | otlanıthe fires (as the object) | otlarımımy fires (as the object) | otlarıŋıyour fires (as the object) | otlarınhis fires (as the object) | otlarıbıznıour fires (as the object) | otlarığıznıyou all's fires (as the object) | otlarıntheir fires (as the object) |
| Dative | otlağato the fires | otlarımato my fires | otlarıŋato your fires | otlarınato his fires | otlarıbızğato our fires | otlarığızğato you all's fires | otlarınato their fires |
| Locative | otladain / at the fires | otlarımdain / at my fires | otlarıŋdain / at your fires | otlarındain / at his fires | otlarıbızdain / at our fires | otlarığızdain / at you all's fires | otlarındain / at their fires |
| Ablative | otladanfrom the fires | otlarımdanfrom my fires | otlarıŋdanfrom your fires | otlarındanfrom his fires | otlarıbızdanfrom our fires | otlarığızdanfrom you all's fires | otlarındanfrom their fires |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: otları can mean "his / her fires", "their fire", or "their fires" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.