qaŋiç / qaŋiş
/qaŋitʃ/, /qaŋiʃ/ · plural qaŋiçle
1. sinewy, muscular, wiry, powerfully built — Used before a noun describing a person: qaŋiç adam a strong, sturdy man.
- qaŋiç adam — a powerfully built man
- qaŋiç jaş — a sinewy young man
- ol qaŋiç adamdı — he is a muscular man
- qaŋiç qart — a wiry old man
2. digging stake, pointed stake for digging the ground
- ağaç qaŋiç — a wooden digging stake
- qaŋiç bla qazarğa — to dig with a stake
- qaŋiçni alırğa — to take up the digging stake
Expressions
- qaŋiç kibik — stiff as a board
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qaŋiçmeI am sinewy | qaŋiçseyou are sinewy | qaŋiçdihe is sinewy | qaŋiçbizwe are sinewy | qaŋiçsizyou all are sinewy | qaŋiçdilethey are sinewy |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qaŋiçdi — "compared to me, he is sinewy."
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaŋiçthe digging stake | qaŋiçimmy digging stake | qaŋiçiŋyour digging stake | qaŋiçihis digging stake | qaŋiçibizour digging stake | qaŋiçigizyou all's digging stake | qaŋiçleritheir digging stakes |
| Genitive | qaŋiçnithe digging stake's | qaŋiçimimy digging stake's | qaŋiçiŋiyour digging stake's | qaŋiçinihis digging stake's | qaŋiçibizniour digging stake's | qaŋiçigizniyou all's digging stake's | qaŋiçlerinitheir digging stakes' |
| Accusative | qaŋiçnithe digging stake (as the object) | qaŋiçimimy digging stake (as the object) | qaŋiçiŋiyour digging stake (as the object) | qaŋiçinhis digging stake (as the object) | qaŋiçibizniour digging stake (as the object) | qaŋiçigizniyou all's digging stake (as the object) | qaŋiçlerintheir digging stakes (as the object) |
| Dative | qaŋiçgeto the digging stake | qaŋiçimeto my digging stake | qaŋiçiŋeto your digging stake | qaŋiçineto his digging stake | qaŋiçibizgeto our digging stake | qaŋiçigizgeto you all's digging stake | qaŋiçlerineto their digging stakes |
| Locative | qaŋiçdein / at the digging stake | qaŋiçimdein / at my digging stake | qaŋiçiŋdein / at your digging stake | qaŋiçindein / at his digging stake | qaŋiçibizdein / at our digging stake | qaŋiçigizdein / at you all's digging stake | qaŋiçlerindein / at their digging stakes |
| Ablative | qaŋiçdenfrom the digging stake | qaŋiçimdenfrom my digging stake | qaŋiçiŋdenfrom your digging stake | qaŋiçindenfrom his digging stake | qaŋiçibizdenfrom our digging stake | qaŋiçigizdenfrom you all's digging stake | qaŋiçlerindenfrom their digging stakes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaŋiçlethe digging stakes | qaŋiçlerimmy digging stakes | qaŋiçleriŋyour digging stakes | qaŋiçlerihis digging stakes | qaŋiçleribizour digging stakes | qaŋiçlerigizyou all's digging stakes | qaŋiçleritheir digging stakes |
| Genitive | qaŋiçlenithe digging stakes' | qaŋiçlerimimy digging stakes' | qaŋiçleriŋiyour digging stakes' | qaŋiçlerinihis digging stakes' | qaŋiçleribizniour digging stakes' | qaŋiçlerigizniyou all's digging stakes' | qaŋiçlerinitheir digging stakes' |
| Accusative | qaŋiçlenithe digging stakes (as the object) | qaŋiçlerimimy digging stakes (as the object) | qaŋiçleriŋiyour digging stakes (as the object) | qaŋiçlerinhis digging stakes (as the object) | qaŋiçleribizniour digging stakes (as the object) | qaŋiçlerigizniyou all's digging stakes (as the object) | qaŋiçlerintheir digging stakes (as the object) |
| Dative | qaŋiçlegeto the digging stakes | qaŋiçlerimeto my digging stakes | qaŋiçleriŋeto your digging stakes | qaŋiçlerineto his digging stakes | qaŋiçleribizgeto our digging stakes | qaŋiçlerigizgeto you all's digging stakes | qaŋiçlerineto their digging stakes |
| Locative | qaŋiçledein / at the digging stakes | qaŋiçlerimdein / at my digging stakes | qaŋiçleriŋdein / at your digging stakes | qaŋiçlerindein / at his digging stakes | qaŋiçleribizdein / at our digging stakes | qaŋiçlerigizdein / at you all's digging stakes | qaŋiçlerindein / at their digging stakes |
| Ablative | qaŋiçledenfrom the digging stakes | qaŋiçlerimdenfrom my digging stakes | qaŋiçleriŋdenfrom your digging stakes | qaŋiçlerindenfrom his digging stakes | qaŋiçleribizdenfrom our digging stakes | qaŋiçlerigizdenfrom you all's digging stakes | qaŋiçlerindenfrom their digging stakes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaŋiçleri can mean "his / her digging stakes", "their digging stake", or "their digging stakes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.