qıbıla
/qɯbɯla/
1. south — Before another noun it means southern, as in qıbıla jel “the south wind”.
- qıbıla jel — the south wind
- üynü terezeleri qıbılağa aylanıbdıla — the windows of the house face south
- qıbıladan urğan jel — a wind blowing from the south
- kün qıbılağa ötgendi — the sun has passed to the south
- qıbıla taba bar — go toward the south
- qıbıla janından keledile — they are coming from the southern side
- qıbıla janı jılıdı — the southern side is warm
2. direction of Mecca, qibla — Muslims face this direction when praying and when slaughtering livestock.
- namaz etseŋ, qıbılağa aylanıb et — when you pray, turn toward the qibla
- ınna namazlıqnı qıbılağa aylandırdı — grandmother turned the prayer rug toward the qibla
- qıbılağa aylanıb olturdu — he sat facing the qibla
- qıbılanı tabarğa kerekdi — the qibla must be found
3. warm lands, warm country one source
- qaç turnanı jolu qıbılağa — in autumn the crane's road is to the warm lands
- qanatlıla qıbılağa uçadıla — the birds fly to the warm lands
- sibirni suwuğundan qıbılanı qızıwu qıyındı — the heat of the warm lands is harder than the cold of Siberia
- qıbılada qış jılıdı — in the warm lands the winter is warm
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qıbılathe south | qıbılammy south | qıbılaŋyour south | qıbılasıhis south | qıbılabızour south | qıbılağızyou all's south | qıbılalarıtheir souths |
| Genitive | qıbılanıthe south's | qıbılamımy south's | qıbılaŋıyour south's | qıbılasınıhis south's | qıbılabıznıour south's | qıbılağıznıyou all's south's | qıbılalarınıtheir souths' |
| Accusative | qıbılanıthe south (as the object) | qıbılamımy south (as the object) | qıbılaŋıyour south (as the object) | qıbılasınhis south (as the object) | qıbılabıznıour south (as the object) | qıbılağıznıyou all's south (as the object) | qıbılalarıntheir souths (as the object) |
| Dative | qıbılağato the south | qıbılamato my south | qıbılaŋato your south | qıbılasınato his south | qıbılabızğato our south | qıbılağızğato you all's south | qıbılalarınato their souths |
| Locative | qıbıladain / at the south | qıbılamdain / at my south | qıbılaŋdain / at your south | qıbılasındain / at his south | qıbılabızdain / at our south | qıbılağızdain / at you all's south | qıbılalarındain / at their souths |
| Ablative | qıbıladanfrom the south | qıbılamdanfrom my south | qıbılaŋdanfrom your south | qıbılasındanfrom his south | qıbılabızdanfrom our south | qıbılağızdanfrom you all's south | qıbılalarındanfrom their souths |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.